Are you interested in conversion to Judaism? Did you recently become a member of the tribe?
BecomingJewish.net offers support and information for anyone seeking conversion or recently become Jewish. It has additional resources for users living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
They have solid information about the process of becoming a Jew and about conversion outside the U.S. They also have first-person accounts by Jews by Choice about their own experiences.
Their directory of rabbis is a resource for anyone “shul shopping” [looking for a synagogue] because it includes stories by people who have converted with each Bay Area rabbi, and who have gotten to know their rabbi well. If you want to get a taste of what the rabbi at Beth Somewhere is like, this is a great way to do it.
Full disclosure: The site is staffed by my dear friend Dawn Kepler (who mentored me through conversion) and my spouse, Linda Burnett. But seriously, even if I didn’t love the people running it, this is a great resource!
Thank you for posting this very useful link – I look forward to hearing and reading about other people’s journeys to conversion (I am so excited about my own).
Many thanks!
Bucky
You are very welcome, Bucky! If you find anything over there particularly useful, I hope you’ll let them know, and/or post here in the comments about it!