Thank you very much for the heads up, yytz!

May Hashem bless you!

I will give it someone else as a gift as I find it to be stemming from avodah zara roots. Do you agree?

I think you might be right, now that I decided to check on Chabad. I remember I read about the turning away in a book I bought from the synagogue written by a Sephardic rabbi who explained many things Sephadic and Ashkenazi rabbis did. Great contribution, lightbrite! It is an honor to speak to someone who dives deeper in the Jewish thought.

I have read plenty of history about many cases of Reform and other liberal denominations being denied Israeli citizenship on the grounds of being non-Jewish and rejecting their conversions as unauthentic by the Orthodox Chief Rabbinate. Regardless, I have carefully thought about my case for more than two years and just recently has G-d shown me that my intentions were right. Just like Moses and the children of Israel wandered for 40 years in the desert before they were given what G-d promised them, thus I am being given what G-d wanted me to have – Judaism as my way of life.

Lightbrite, neither of those. I made a thread a few days ago before Shabbos about my planned giyur, and I briefly told my story and reasons. I have now contacted the Orthodox rebbe of the shul, and we’re meeting in February. It is neither to improve mine or my mother’s financial circumstances, nor do I convert just because to help her. My conversion is in fact not related to her, but to G-d. Any implication that anyone would convert for any materialistic outcome is simply betrayal of Hashem and Judaism. And by help, I never meant money or anything similar to a materialistic implication.

Hashem knows only, so I should have abstained from making this topic but thank you again for introducing me to schlissel challah. You have misinterpreted my response about consuming challah = becoming wealthy; but let me tell you, I do know very well what challah means to every Jewish person.

I do not hope to become rich, or my mother to become rich. I only want for her to be joyful, healthy and keep the Noahide laws binding.

Thank you for the kind reply, besalel. I will try to contact the rabbi of the local synagogue tomorrow and speak to him about the conversion courses that begin in February. You have a right, we should be careful in our approach to forum-based web-sites, where verious types of people express various opinions. I have so much to learn and I think this website and its user base is just a great way to approach ‘Jewish-minded’ people and connect with Jews around the world about what their thoughts are.

B’shalom