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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, convert to Judaism here. When I began attending a synagogue and learning about Judaism, I was afraid that the focus in the liturgy and in the culture on ancestry and generational connection ([b]what PP is describing as ethnicity[/b]) would always be a barrier to full Jewish life for me if I converted. That feeling that I would always be an outsider held me back for years. That's what the conversion process is for. I don't know any converts (and I know many across denominations, including rabbis) who continue to struggle with feeling part of the Jewish people after the mikveh, except when confronted by other Jews who question their legitimacy or start talking about how converts "from an ethnic standpoint, can never be" part of the Jewish people.

PP, how do you think Jewish adults who were converted at birth feel about their connection to the Jewish people? How about the children of converts? Not to mention how your argument perpetuates the struggles of Jews of color. I think it's time for you to stop "talking about how I think some converts might feel" and just let us speak for ourselves.[/quote]

You act as though this is a subjective thing.

“Ashkenazi Jewish” is a genetically distinct ethnicity. Same thing with Sephardim and Mizrahim. I’m glad you feel part of the Jewish community. But please do not act as though an ethnic Jewish identity is something subjective. It is not. [/quote]

Sure, then say “Ashkenazi Jewish ethnic identity” then. Ashkenazi Jewish is not the only Jewish identity. [/quote]

When did I ever say it is? [/quote]

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