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I Chose a Non-Jew--and the Non-Jew Chose JudaismBy Lyssa Friedman
A personal narrative of a woman whose partner converted to Judaism while she remained conflicted.
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Conversion
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Star/Crossed: Jewish Stories from an Interfaith Life By the Waters of Babylon
By Andi RosenthalArticle about how a Catholic woman’s decision to convert to Judaism opened up her father, born Jewish, to talking about his Jewish past for the first time.
Date: 06-11-2007 -
The Hour: Open a Secular Door to Judaism
By Leonard FeinForward columnist Leonard Fein raises the possibility of secular conversion.
Date: 06-11-2007 -
Keeping the Faith: Why I Have Chosen to Maintain My Christian Religion in My Jewish Family
By Jim KeenA man’s personal narrative on maintaining his Christian faith in his Jewish family.
Date: 06-11-2007 -
A Service of Welcoming and Inclusion: Welcoming a Jew-by-Choice without Alienating Non-Jews
By Rabbi Lev BaeshA personal narrative about a grandmother’s conversion to Judaism after a Catholic upbringing.
Date: 06-11-2007 -
Jewish Roots Permeate Music of Honored American Composer Despite Family History of Conversion
By Ruth GruberA profile on composer Willy Schwarz that looks into his Jewish heritage.
Date: 06-11-2007 -
How One Phone Call Helped Me Convert to Judaism
By Charlotte GordonCharlotte thought she was only sort of Jewish, but her friend Dale thought she belonged at the Shabbat table.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
Star/Crossed: Jewish Stories from an Interfaith Life: Sisters, Set in Stone
By Andi RosenthalA personal narrative from an unmarried convert to Judaism who was godmother to her committed Catholic sister’s child.
Date: 05-15-2007 -
A Spark from Sinai
By Amy KleinNews article about Latino converts to Judaism.
Date: 08-13-2007 -
North America's Reform Rabbis Adopt Comprehensive New Conversion Guidelines, Welcoming Converts to Judaism with
A news article discussing the new guidelines for conversion passed by North America's reform rabbis.
Date: 06-06-2007 -
The Late Bloomer
By Elaine K. MarkowitzProfile of Susan, a woman who was married to a Jewish man for many years but didn’t decide to convert until they were divorced and she was in her ’60s.
Date: 08-13-2007
