#giyur

We should not let anti-Zionists convert to Judaism. I mean that. Every stream of Judaism needs a blanket ban on anti-Zionist converts, block all in-progress conversion, and all of us to collectively agree there’s no place there for anti-Zionists. No person who joins the Jewish people should be advocating for the mass displacement and ethnic cleansing of nearly half our number.

I’m talking to the beit din about my giyur tomorrow

Jewish Book Recs Wanted!

Do any disabled Jews and esp disabled converts have any tips on coping with how much disability limits you from actually be able to Do things and fulfill mitzvah? I’ve been struggling so much and my health has only gotten worse again recently, and it hurts so badly to think my conversion might not be able to move forward at a reliable pace because of that. My experiences in Jewish spaces have always been pretty accepting when it comes to disability, but it can be difficult to not get hung up specifically on how action-oriented Judaism is and how much it prioritizes doing and acting over sentiment, when my ability to Do Things has become so limited.

“Dearer to God is the proselyte who has come of his [her] own accord than all the crowds of the Israelites who stood at Mt. Sinai. The Israelites witnessed the thunder, lightning, quaking mountains, and the sound of trumpets. But the proselyte, who saw not one of these things, came and surrendered himself [herself] to God and took upon himself [herself] the yoke of Heaven. Can anyone be dearer to God?”