Converting into Orthodox Judaism as a Jewish woman connects me into the past and into the future at the same time. I am alive and Jewish now, a living link in a chain of Am Israel, the Jewish people.
Joining the Jewish people is different than joining clubs, societies, or teams in the world. The truth is, joining the Jewish people is not really of this world. We are living in this world in our own time and place, but we are not only living in this world. We are alive and connected to all Jews who ever lived and will ever live.
This might sound unrealistic. It might sound like an imaginary world in a fantasy novel that comes to an end on the last page of a book. But the biggest reality of all is that there is no last page of the book in the story of the Jewish people. Torah never ends.
Within all our different ways of thinking and living, the Jewish people are deeply connected. Underneath all our disagreements lies the pulse of Am Israel Chai - the Jewish people live.
I am formally converting into Orthodox Judaisam because inside me I am already there. I am living Am Israel Chai.
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