(03-13-2020, 07:30 PM)RabbiO Wrote: What sparked your interest in converting to Judaism?
How much do you know about Judaism in general and how much do you know about the other movements within Judaism?
(Full disclosure: As most of the forum members know, I am a rabbi, but I am not Orthodox.)
B”H
My interest started with wanting to learn Yiddish, and from there I was so interested in the lyrics I started researching what they were about and then Judaism in general. I know the basics of he mitzvot and also about other traditions. I have read the Torah (written) and am making my through books on Jewish law, i.e Kitzur Schulchan Archuch.
I am aware of the other denominations outside of the orthodox ones (such as Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist) although I am only interested in converting via the orthodox authorities in the UK (where I live) and therefore I am primarily interested in orthodox branches of Judaism and particularly Chassidism.
Ed