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Category: Conversion Process and Personal Stories

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October 18, 2019

016: Yiddlife Crisis, Wandering the Desert, and Transparent

I made new friends including creators I admire while learning my Rabbi had already been teaching me this whole time

Communities and Temples 6 min read
October 11, 2019

015: Yom Kippur & Schrödinger’s Jew: Practicing but not quite there yet

I survived my first YK and all I got was this spirituality, connection, wonder, yearning, belonging, insights, new friends, and a dash of dizziness

Conversion Process and Personal Stories 5 min read
October 7, 2019

014: Down to the River: Taslich and Tossing My Woes Away

A beautiful ceremony on the LA river about letting go

Conversion Process and Personal Stories 1 min read
October 4, 2019

013: Hot Girl Rosh Hashanah: Shofar Sho Good!

My longest services yet and a great start to 5880. (5779 was trash)

Conversion Process and Personal Stories 3 min read
September 27, 2019

012: Picking a Rabbi, A Community, and a Name

Forging a Jewish Identity: How I chose a Rabbi, a community, and a Hebrew name—with love–while being very pissed off at the state of the world.

Conversion Process and Personal Stories 4 min read

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People, Tribe, Nation, & Ethnicity: What does it mean? People love to insist that Jews are a religion; we are not, and that isn’t an innocent misconception; it’s designed to diminish us.

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March Mad Mensch: Month in Review

Yup, this is late! Spring is here, and March was a mad dash: ADL Never is Now conference, lots of events, JVP watch at Hamas rallies, and more.

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February Mad Mensch: Month in Review

So much happened in such little time. Inside: The Bibas family. Hostages come home. JVP Watch. ProSemitic. JudeaPedia. And more

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January Mad Mensch: Month in Review

So much happened in such little time. Inside: Hostages come home. JVP Watch. ProSemitic. JudeaPedia. And more

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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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