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Conversion and Affirmation, Men, Parenting

Pure Faith: How a Teenage Boy Found Judaism

Posted on: January 24, 2018

by Gina Garda Faith without rationale is the basis of religion. And so it began when my son Michael, at 12, came to me and said he wanted to be Jewish. At first, I thought Michael’s interest in Judaism might pass, as was the case with fencing and acting. However, Michael was insistent. I called […]

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