I'm a Jew
Well, I went in front of the Beth Din yesterday. Overwhelming feelings of happiness, deep contentment and relaxation kicked in shortly after it was all over.
I've done it! I'm Jewish!
I've spent the past fourteen months actively trying to become Jewish, and before that a year and a half discussing it all with Greg (and friends, and anyone else who'd listen!), wondering what and how and whether to tell his parents, and generally considering the idea. This was for me though. I'm closer to Gregory than when we started, I'm sure. I don't really want to stop going to the classes and lessons, but my time's gone. The whole bunch has changed since we started. It all changes very quickly. I remember when the girl after me started, about Christmas time, and now she's the veteran of the group. There's a really nice girl who started recently and I'm in touch with her - besides, I'll see everyone in shul. We're quite an expanding group - I knew about six converts (and now nine, including me and my buddskis who went yesterday), and see about half on a regular basis in shul. So it's not as though I've been cast out from anything - just not as close to the action.
I am probably going to fill up my free time very, very easily, with a whole load of stuff which isn't quite so nourishing to the soul. However my next step is to go through my cookbooks. A friend came to my birthday and brought a book of Jewish recepies (I can NEVER spell that one and the spellcheck function on this thing doesn't work) for festivals, and I've also got the Jewish Deliah (yes, irony intended, but not really flash enough to be Jamie, nor rude enough to be Gordon, nor veggie enough to be Ainsley). I'm going to try to cook some of them.
In Golders Green yesterday my future mother-in-law went into Yarden to pick up some frozen chicken breasts, and was told they've run out until about September - because of bird 'flu! So we're either going to have to go Glatt, or go veggie. I'm thinking salads and couscous.
Now I've got to go and cuddle my fiance. I'm his first Jewish girlfriend!
I've done it! I'm Jewish!
I've spent the past fourteen months actively trying to become Jewish, and before that a year and a half discussing it all with Greg (and friends, and anyone else who'd listen!), wondering what and how and whether to tell his parents, and generally considering the idea. This was for me though. I'm closer to Gregory than when we started, I'm sure. I don't really want to stop going to the classes and lessons, but my time's gone. The whole bunch has changed since we started. It all changes very quickly. I remember when the girl after me started, about Christmas time, and now she's the veteran of the group. There's a really nice girl who started recently and I'm in touch with her - besides, I'll see everyone in shul. We're quite an expanding group - I knew about six converts (and now nine, including me and my buddskis who went yesterday), and see about half on a regular basis in shul. So it's not as though I've been cast out from anything - just not as close to the action.
I am probably going to fill up my free time very, very easily, with a whole load of stuff which isn't quite so nourishing to the soul. However my next step is to go through my cookbooks. A friend came to my birthday and brought a book of Jewish recepies (I can NEVER spell that one and the spellcheck function on this thing doesn't work) for festivals, and I've also got the Jewish Deliah (yes, irony intended, but not really flash enough to be Jamie, nor rude enough to be Gordon, nor veggie enough to be Ainsley). I'm going to try to cook some of them.
In Golders Green yesterday my future mother-in-law went into Yarden to pick up some frozen chicken breasts, and was told they've run out until about September - because of bird 'flu! So we're either going to have to go Glatt, or go veggie. I'm thinking salads and couscous.
Now I've got to go and cuddle my fiance. I'm his first Jewish girlfriend!
posted by Chaya at 10:42 pm
2 Comments:
` At least you're not a man - converting to Judaism would be a hundred times harder. ;)
Of the three of us who converted on Tuesday, one was male. I know one guy who converted in December, and one chap has just joined the group (so will probably convert about October 2007), but I agree, it's much harder for men.
At least the ones who convert at our synagogue know there are other men who have done it and can talk to them about certain issues!
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