Halacha states that one must turn away a ger or giyores a few times before we finally open up our arms and embrace them in the loving embrace the frum community is so famous for; after the geirus they get…
OTD Geirus Procedures
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Off The Derech halachic committee wonders who is really OTD
With the Off The Derech community growing at such a rapid pace, the Rabbonom who set community hashkafa have been unable to keep up. Splinter groups keep forming and I think they’ve reached a critical point, just last week, several…
Marrying a convert has its pluses: Christmas with the in-laws!
Let’s face it, as an FFB I’ve been deprived of some pretty pivotal moments in life. My father never told me to use protection, I never got to go to prom (I still have no idea how to dance with…
Converting can really be a gut wrenching process
By Eclectric Trixie I left town and spent the last days of Pesach with friends away from my community. I had a blast. I love Pesach. But as with all holidays, this one came with a twinge of sadness along…
Stop screwing with the converts already!
It’s hard to find an orthodox convert who only converted once, usually they had to do it once or twice before they even discovered orthodoxy. Almost every convert I have ever met has at least 2 conversions under their belt,…
Want to complete your conversion? Then move out of your community!
I’ve been hanging with quite a few folks in the process of converting to Judaism lately and all of them have told me their dismay when having learned that they would have to pick up their lives and move to…
I used to be a frum Christian and now I want to convert to Judaism
Heshy, Although I’m not Jewish I’ve been keeping track of your blog for a while now and it’s helped me map out the orthodox landscape. You seem to be a guy who’s conversant with the world of ideas so I…
26 Stuff Gerim Like, 17 Items Gerim Don’t Like
I was chilling with my buddy in the East Bay who is converting when I thought of this post. We were talking about the taking of the blood and I thought that Gerim must cringe when they hear about metzitzas…
Go for the Ger
I have always been attracted to the other. I am a baal teshuva coming from a secular family, a white alum from a mostly minority college in a black neighborhood, an Ashkenazi living in a Bukharian neighborhood, a youngster in…
Shomer Negiah in the workplace from a converts point of view
Sent to me via email from an anonymous convert – in response to Awkward Shomer Negiah Moments I should explain that I am a convert to Judaism for reasons of my own. I am not married, engaged, date, or in…
Guest Poster: Funny thoughts about my conversion to Judaism
Received via email from Kay Ariella McKown, who is one of the first people who actually wrote something good when I asked if she wanted to be a guest poster. I know that everyone will enjoy what she has to…