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The definitive guide to the conversion process, revised and updated for a new generation of Jews-by-choice However you choose to fashion your personal journey to Judaism, Anita Diamant is the perfect guide. In this comprehensive, wide-ranging book you will learn how to choose a rabbi, a synagogue, a denomination, and a Hebrew name; how to discuss your decision with your birth family; what happens at the mikveh (ritual bath) and at the hatafat dam brit (circumcision ritual for those already circumcised); how to find your footing in a new spiritual family and create a new Jewish identity; and how you and your children can maintain bonds to your family of origin. Also included are suggestions for readings, prayers, and poems that can personalize conversion rituals; a glossary of terms; and a short history of conversion in Judaism. This revised edition contains a completely updated chapter on how the mikveh is used in the conversion process and an updated list of online resources and books for further reading. Whether you are just beginning to consider converting or have already started down the path to Judaism, here is everything you will need to make the process joyous, sacred, and meaningful.… (meer)
This book was recommended on the first day of my conversion class, but it is not appropriate for someone who is still deciding whether or not to convert (i.e. someone who is choosing a Jewish life). This book might be useful at the end of your conversion process, as you prepare for your beit din and mikveh, because it focuses mainly the ritual of conversion itself.
This book is not about the things you need to know before choosing to convert to Judaism. By reading this book, I did not learn any of the things I needed to know before my rabbi and community declared me suitable for conversion. It also does not discuss the halakhah which you need to know in order to live a Jewish life; but these are things I wanted to consider while choosing to live a Jewish life. You can't choose to be Jewish unless you know what it is like to be Jewish, and those topics are not discussed in this book. (Possibly they are discussed in Diamant's sequel: Living a Jewish Life).
However, once you have chosen to be Jewish, and are ready to undergo the ritual of conversion, this book does provide some peace of mind by explaining what to expect during the appearance before a beit din, circumcision, and mikveh.
Highly readable and informative. The audience seems to be for those who are married to someone Jewish, but has good information for all seeking to convert. ( )
The definitive guide to the conversion process, revised and updated for a new generation of Jews-by-choice However you choose to fashion your personal journey to Judaism, Anita Diamant is the perfect guide. In this comprehensive, wide-ranging book you will learn how to choose a rabbi, a synagogue, a denomination, and a Hebrew name; how to discuss your decision with your birth family; what happens at the mikveh (ritual bath) and at the hatafat dam brit (circumcision ritual for those already circumcised); how to find your footing in a new spiritual family and create a new Jewish identity; and how you and your children can maintain bonds to your family of origin. Also included are suggestions for readings, prayers, and poems that can personalize conversion rituals; a glossary of terms; and a short history of conversion in Judaism. This revised edition contains a completely updated chapter on how the mikveh is used in the conversion process and an updated list of online resources and books for further reading. Whether you are just beginning to consider converting or have already started down the path to Judaism, here is everything you will need to make the process joyous, sacred, and meaningful.
This book is not about the things you need to know before choosing to convert to Judaism. By reading this book, I did not learn any of the things I needed to know before my rabbi and community declared me suitable for conversion. It also does not discuss the halakhah which you need to know in order to live a Jewish life; but these are things I wanted to consider while choosing to live a Jewish life. You can't choose to be Jewish unless you know what it is like to be Jewish, and those topics are not discussed in this book. (Possibly they are discussed in Diamant's sequel: Living a Jewish Life).
However, once you have chosen to be Jewish, and are ready to undergo the ritual of conversion, this book does provide some peace of mind by explaining what to expect during the appearance before a beit din, circumcision, and mikveh.