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Month: February 2020

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February 14, 2020

028: Flashback Friday: Mikvah orientation, feeling underwater, and halfway mark

Post from 2019, way back yonder before we nearly had WW3 with Iran and a President was impeached but nothing happened Highlights! Toured the mikvah where I convert in March, the day after my 40th Lots of feels about it Finished my required Intro to Judaism class in January Started Intro 2.0 class! We toured the Mikvah at the beginning […]

Conversion Process and Personal Stories 2 min read

Moroccan Adventure Chapter 3: Fes Finds, Random Hospitality, and Colorful History

More from gorgeous, incredible Morocco: My trip from the Sahara took me to Fes, my favorite spot in the country.

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From the Marrakesh to the Sahara: A Desert Journey, Spanish Travelers, and Tracing Jewish History in the Ancient Hills 🐪

A road trip from Marrakesh to the Sahara: Camels, COVID, new friends—and History

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I’m Pissed, and I’m Terrified: Roe, Christo-Fascism, Mass Shootings, and Rising Antisemitism

America is going off the rails: We knew this, but now we know what it feels like. So what can we do?

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Moroccan Beauty: Marrakesh, Jewish History and Art, and Initial Culture Shocks

On my first visit to and first stop in Morocco: Marrakesh, the bustling, dusty, overwhelming tourist center—and home to Jewish sights and sites in a Muslim Land ?

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Bobby Apperson

Bobby Apperson

Bobby Apperson is a musician, writer, songwriter, piano & voice coach, and bon vivant living in Los Angeles, Calif. He is currently blogging about his conversion to Judaism and all that entails (and what he doesn't yet know that it entails).

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