Jewish curious ….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I converted in college when I was dating my Jewish boyfriend who became my husband. We adopted our 2 daughters from China; they "were converted" and are practicing Jews.

If I had read this thread first I would have run for the hills!

It is always the woman who is expected to convert.
Imagine if your boyfriend had converted to your faith

Or perhaps you cannot imagine that. Only Chelsea's Clinton has not been pressured to convert. Ivanka was

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I converted in college when I was dating my Jewish boyfriend who became my husband. We adopted our 2 daughters from China; they "were converted" and are practicing Jews.

If I had read this thread first I would have run for the hills!

It is always the woman who is expected to convert.
Imagine if your boyfriend had converted to your faith

Or perhaps you cannot imagine that. Only Chelsea's Clinton has not been pressured to convert. Ivanka was

My FIL converted to Judaism for my MIL.

My mother did not convert from the religion she was raised in, but fully participated in raising my sister and me Jewish, along with my Jewish dad.

But sure. Let’s go with your theory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I converted in college when I was dating my Jewish boyfriend who became my husband. We adopted our 2 daughters from China; they "were converted" and are practicing Jews.

If I had read this thread first I would have run for the hills!

It is always the woman who is expected to convert.
Imagine if your boyfriend had converted to your faith

Or perhaps you cannot imagine that. Only Chelsea's Clinton has not been pressured to convert. Ivanka was

I know plenty of male converts to Judaism. Also, my dad converted for my mom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I converted in college when I was dating my Jewish boyfriend who became my husband. We adopted our 2 daughters from China; they "were converted" and are practicing Jews.

If I had read this thread first I would have run for the hills!

It is always the woman who is expected to convert.
Imagine if your boyfriend had converted to your faith

Or perhaps you cannot imagine that. Only Chelsea's Clinton has not been pressured to convert. Ivanka was

My FIL converted to Judaism for my MIL.

My mother did not convert from the religion she was raised in, but fully participated in raising my sister and me Jewish, along with my Jewish dad.

But sure. Let’s go with your theory.

Do you know of a woman who has not converted or who married but is not raising kids Jewish

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are Jews always so miserable?

Miserable? We’re far from miserable! Try eating matzoh ball soup and being miserable — it’s impossible!

I prefer kreplach

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I converted in college when I was dating my Jewish boyfriend who became my husband. We adopted our 2 daughters from China; they "were converted" and are practicing Jews.

If I had read this thread first I would have run for the hills!

It is always the woman who is expected to convert.
Imagine if your boyfriend had converted to your faith

Or perhaps you cannot imagine that. Only Chelsea's Clinton has not been pressured to convert. Ivanka was

My FIL converted to Judaism for my MIL.

My mother did not convert from the religion she was raised in, but fully participated in raising my sister and me Jewish, along with my Jewish dad.

But sure. Let’s go with your theory.

Do you know of a woman who has not converted or who married but is not raising kids Jewish

Yes — most of my cousins are Jewish women who married non-Jews and are not raising their kids Jewish.

What are you trying to prove?

[Anonymous]

I did not convert but I happily raise my kids Jewish for my observant Jewish husband. I have no religious affiliation (raised Methodist).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did not convert but I happily raise my kids Jewish for my observant Jewish husband. I have no religious affiliation (raised Methodist).

How can your kids be Jewish if you are not? Have you heard of the halacha

I would be more impressed if you were not so submissive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did not convert but I happily raise my kids Jewish for my observant Jewish husband. I have no religious affiliation (raised Methodist).

How can your kids be Jewish if you are not? Have you heard of the halacha

I would be more impressed if you were not so submissive

DP. Patrilineal Jews are considered Jewish by the Reform movement as long as they are raised Jewish.

[Anonymous]

I've been Jewish my entire life. I understand ( and can speak a fair amount of) Yiddish. Went to day school, then Hebrew school for years, Moshav and kosher summer camps, grew up in Jewish neighborhood and had all Jewish friends because of my neighborhood. Everyone was kosher, no restsurants until I was a teenager, and I went on my own. We celebrated all the holidays around the year, fast days included. Sukkah decorated in the Fall. A whole house clean out and "sale" of chometz for Passover. I didn't understand what a Christmas tree or Santa Claus was actually until I was 9 or 10 and it made no sense to me.

I have no Jewish bloodline whatsoever. 100% British Isles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did not convert but I happily raise my kids Jewish for my observant Jewish husband. I have no religious affiliation (raised Methodist).

How can your kids be Jewish if you are not? Have you heard of the halacha

I would be more impressed if you were not so submissive

DP. Patrilineal Jews are considered Jewish by the Reform movement as long as they are raised Jewish.

+1 pp is arguing in bad faith if he or she doesn’t know this. And just because she doesn’t consider them Jewish doesn’t mean others don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did not convert but I happily raise my kids Jewish for my observant Jewish husband. I have no religious affiliation (raised Methodist).

How can your kids be Jewish if you are not? Have you heard of the halacha

I would be more impressed if you were not so submissive

DP. Patrilineal Jews are considered Jewish by the Reform movement as long as they are raised Jewish.

+1 pp is arguing in bad faith if he or she doesn’t know this. And just because she doesn’t consider them Jewish doesn’t mean others don’t.

Or, pp is not Reform.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did not convert but I happily raise my kids Jewish for my observant Jewish husband. I have no religious affiliation (raised Methodist).

How can your kids be Jewish if you are not? Have you heard of the halacha

I would be more impressed if you were not so submissive

DP. Patrilineal Jews are considered Jewish by the Reform movement as long as they are raised Jewish.

+1 pp is arguing in bad faith if he or she doesn’t know this. And just because she doesn’t consider them Jewish doesn’t mean others don’t.

Or, pp is not Reform.

Even if PP is not reform and does not consider Jewish people of patrilineal lineage Jewish, surely he or she must have a smattering of knowledge of different branches of Judaism to see why others would. He or she is lashing out and just taking cheap shots at others.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I did not convert but I happily raise my kids Jewish for my observant Jewish husband. I have no religious affiliation (raised Methodist).

How can your kids be Jewish if you are not? Have you heard of the halacha

I would be more impressed if you were not so submissive

DP. Patrilineal Jews are considered Jewish by the Reform movement as long as they are raised Jewish.

+1 pp is arguing in bad faith if he or she doesn’t know this. And just because she doesn’t consider them Jewish doesn’t mean others don’t.

Or, pp is not Reform.

Even if PP is not reform and does not consider Jewish people of patrilineal lineage Jewish, surely he or she must have a smattering of knowledge of different branches of Judaism to see why others would. He or she is lashing out and just taking cheap shots at others.

But perhaps OP needs to know that your message of universal acceptance isn’t quite accurate, either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And you cannot share history. Doesn’t work like that.

Why are you so set on this? So immigrants to the US - American history doesn’t belong to them? Tell that to the thousands of immigrants who have fought and died for this country. Oh, but they’re not “ethnically” American, so it doesn’t count!

Also- Being of Ashkenazi descent is not the only way to be Jewish, “ethnically”’or otherwise. Tell that to those of Sephardic descent, Mitzrahi descent, as well as those who are descended from people who converted many generations ago (and are not white / Ashkenazi). But that’s ok, keep harping on white “ethnic Jews.” Omg, I hope you do not belong to my temple, but I’m sure there are your kind there.

I think the poster meant Ashkenazi have identifiable genes or markers that maybe the Sephardi and Mizrahi don't.