Making the Decision

To convert or not to convert? That is the question.

Once you have read books on Judaism and visited a synagogue you may be ready to finally make that decision. Is conversion to Judaism the right choice for you? You decision is going to affect, not only you, but your entire family. You will be responsible for making your family an interfaith family.

It will mean giving up many things that may have once been important to you. You will be giving up Christmas, Christmas trees, and Easter. The one things that you will be giving up that is likely to have the most impact on you and your family is Christianity and Christian beliefs.

Its not all about giving things up. You will also be getting a great deal in return. There will be new holidays, and many of them, to fill in the gap that Christmas and Easter have left behind. With the laws of Kashrut (keeping kosher) eating will no longer be as easy as it once was. Even the term “Sabbath” will take on a whole new meaning. At the same time Sunday will become just another day of the week. In general, what you are taking on is thousands of years of tradition and responsibility; wonderfully beautiful tradition and responsibility.

If you have made the decision to convert, what follows is one of the most difficult parts. Now you are going to have to tell the ones you love about your decision.

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