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shalom-iamcominghome · 2 years ago

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Personally, this is a huge fear of mine and it's a large reason I kept myself away from conversion. But I think my heart's pull toward this is so much stronger than the persecution I may face, I feel like this is a life only partially fulfilled. Persecution is a reality, and it may be a reality I may face, but that isn't all that is being Jewish, and that in particular is why I feel the need to convert

got a question (genuine) for converts. why would someone want to be jewish? why would you wish this life of persecution and hatred upon yourself? why not just stay safe from the terrors we are born into and cannot escape even if we do not practice or identify as such? i am a cultural jew and i am terrified all the time when i read the news about antisemitic attacks and see comments online on videos featuring jewish subjects. why join us? you are stronger than i will ever be, willingly joining a persecuted group of people because you believe in the community it provides. thank you.

#jumblr #jewish conversion #antisemitism tw #so basically it's the last few sentences op wrote out about believing in the community #like absolutely the consequences of persecution are felt so much in jewish communities #i just... i guess me personally i had to weigh out if i want to be alive or just watch longingly from the outside looking in with #i don't think i may ever fall out of love with the jewish community. i can't take for granted this love and i can't let anything stop it #i think that would be heartbreaking if this love were locked away - if /i/ locked it away due to fear #hopefully my words are clear/not offensive and if that isn't the case feel free to let me know because this makes sense to ME #(i'm always afraid my words will only make sense to me and everybody is staring like 'wtf you sayin?')#i think i'd also be persecuted for who i am though in different ways ofc because i'm not 'One of the Normals'#if i am able to be myself in other ways- why would i stop myself from conversion? that's also an aspect of how i personally feel about this

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