Going Kosher… Kind Of

I recently met up with my Rebbetzin whom I’ve been studying with for the past ~6 months. At the beginning of this semester, we decided that I should start taking some baby steps necessary for conversion. We discussed a few options, however most of them revolved around Kashrut. To a goy, the thought of eating…

Answering the Jewish Question: Why?

Why am I converting to Judaism? That seems to be the appropriate place to start. I grew up in a secular household where the closest religious ties echoed Christianity. My parents were raised Catholic, however it dissolved to Lutheranism once I was a toddler, and even further on we became twice-a-year Christians. Not that we…