#i don't know if i can/should but i would love to learn some brachas. i just want to observe this as a blessing

[shalom-iamcominghome]

Hey! I'm the anon who asked you about fear of reaching out to your local synagogue and confronting the reality of the conversion process. First of all, I want to thank you for your answer and the other person in your inbox for their message. They truly warmed my heart. Now I wrote this to wish you a happy Chanukah. If you dont mind sharing, how is it going for you? is it your first one? Can you light the candles yet? Are you cooking latkes? Anyhow, have a good week!

Thank you so much for getting back, I'm so happy! It's amazing to have talked with you and with the other anon, as well <3

And thank you for the well-wishes. I'm not "actually" celebrating this year because I am studying by myself and don't think I'm ready nor would I think it appropriate. But chanukah is still such a nice time, it truly embodies the saying of am yisrael chai <3