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YvetteEmilieDupont

PostPosted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 7:12 pm


MANNOWAR
with me its the opposite its common to hear about gentiles converting

like mio lol

::batts eyelashes cutely:: you know you all love me mrgreen
PostPosted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:31 pm


A lot of people tell me they have no idea why I, or anyone else, would _want_ to be Jewish and actually work at becoming Jewish for no reason. sweatdrop

In contrast, some converts wonder why so many people take the gift of being Jewish for granted by being nonobservant.

SKJC


YvetteEmilieDupont

PostPosted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:39 pm


Shoujo Kakumei J-chan
A lot of people tell me they have no idea why I, or anyone else, would _want_ to be Jewish and actually work at becoming Jewish for no reason. sweatdrop

In contrast, some converts wonder why so many people take the gift of being Jewish for granted by being nonobservant.

it's the eyes of the beholder and you don't know what you got till it's gone type thing. i guess
PostPosted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:04 am


Shoujo Kakumei J-chan
A lot of people tell me they have no idea why I, or anyone else, would _want_ to be Jewish and actually work at becoming Jewish for no reason. sweatdrop

In contrast, some converts wonder why so many people take the gift of being Jewish for granted by being nonobservant.


I know what you mean, it's true 3nodding .

I feel converts in general can be stronger than many who were "born jewish" in a frum home.

YvetteEmilieDupont
::batts eyelashes cutely:: you know you all love me mrgreen

And yes, we all love you chaya rofl blaugh

nathan_ngl
Crew


ZonkotheSane

PostPosted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:04 am


YvetteEmilieDupont
Donovinhs Knight
"religion is bad" phase.


describe this said phase, because that's what everyone thinks i'm going through, but i'm not. i mean if people knew everythign has been going on in my head for the past eight years they wouldn't be shocked at all that i'm just now saying what i've been thinking since i was fiveish, sooo yea.
no, you're definately not that

Quote:
i just wanna know when these people are going to finally stop treating me like a child.
bingo
PostPosted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:15 am


YvetteEmilieDupont

how can your dna say you're jewish rofl
until the radical movements (reform, conservative, reconstructionist, etc) came along, jews married exlusively jews, with the odd convert, but that was rare. so, in essence, over 3700 years, a phenomenae similar to the one described by darwin as geographical isolation might have ocurred. that's only one expanation.

cohanim, or priests (ie, male descended directly from aaron hakohen), cannot marry converts, so their line contains mostly, and in some lines completely, the genetic material of aaron hakohein, and thus avraham aveinu. there are several genes unique to this geneology (sp).

ZonkotheSane


nathan_ngl
Crew

PostPosted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 3:50 pm


ZonkotheSane
YvetteEmilieDupont

how can your dna say you're jewish rofl
until the radical movements (reform, conservative, reconstructionist, etc) came along, jews married exlusively jews, with the odd convert, but that was rare. so, in essence, over 3700 years, a phenomenae similar to the one described by darwin as geographical isolation might have ocurred. that's only one expanation.

cohanim, or priests (ie, male descended directly from aaron hakohen), cannot marry converts, so their line contains mostly, and in some lines completely, the genetic material of aaron hakohein, and thus avraham aveinu. there are several genes unique to this geneology (sp).


Yep, and I actually know the guy that did the research - Dr. Schoretzki. He gave me 2,000 shekels for my barmitzvah rofl . He's a nice guy, I like talking to him 3nodding .
PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:57 am


Nothing wrong with converts. I'm a convert. I'm a bit of a different case, as my father was Jewish and I grew up with my paternal grandparents in a 100% observant home.

Stxitxchxes


darkphoenix1247
Vice Captain

PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:06 am


Stxitxchxes
Nothing wrong with converts. I'm a convert. I'm a bit of a different case, as my father was Jewish and I grew up with my paternal grandparents in a 100% observant home.


cool! 3nodding
PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:04 pm


nathan_ngl


Yep, and I actually know the guy that did the research - Dr. Schoretzki. He gave me 2,000 shekels for my barmitzvah rofl . He's a nice guy, I like talking to him 3nodding .
eek

2000 shekel is alot.

ZonkotheSane


darkphoenix1247
Vice Captain

PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:06 pm


ZonkotheSane
nathan_ngl


Yep, and I actually know the guy that did the research - Dr. Schoretzki. He gave me 2,000 shekels for my barmitzvah rofl . He's a nice guy, I like talking to him 3nodding .
eek

2000 shekel is alot.


and the translation into US dollars would be....? sweatdrop

sorry sweatdrop
PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:30 pm


darkphoenix1247
ZonkotheSane
nathan_ngl


Yep, and I actually know the guy that did the research - Dr. Schoretzki. He gave me 2,000 shekels for my barmitzvah rofl . He's a nice guy, I like talking to him 3nodding .
eek

2000 shekel is alot.


and the translation into US dollars would be....? sweatdrop

sorry sweatdrop
the rate of exchange usually hovers around $1 US to 4.5 shekel

ZonkotheSane


nathan_ngl
Crew

PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:37 pm


Basically, he gave me about 450 dollars as a barmitzva present rofl .
PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:44 pm


nathan_ngl
Basically, he gave me about 450 dollars as a barmitzva present rofl .
which is huge

ZonkotheSane


nathan_ngl
Crew

PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:56 pm


ZonkotheSane
nathan_ngl
Basically, he gave me about 450 dollars as a barmitzva present rofl .
which is huge


Yup, but then again, he is a huge friend (and is also well to do in life rofl ).

No ayin hara please.. I don't think I should have mentioned it. Anywho... too late sweatdrop .
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