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Yerushalim
Yerushalim

  When I was little, my family attended Church and I never felt a spark of God or even a feeling of comradery in the church. When I was 13 I realized I wanted to be Jewish and I still do! My parents are disgusted by the Idea of me becoming a Jew, my Dad especially. I don't want to belong to something I hardly believe in! I found something I'm interested in and I feel like I'm all alone... I attend a school Where not too many Jews attend, the only person who believes in me for becoming a Jew is my Aunt, she lives in Washington and I live in Alaska, we're going to Synagogue when she visits, I'm terrified that my parents will find out.

Community LeaderThePepperMan
ThePepperMan
I wish you luck in this. Many families get very upset when a family member changes religions, so your fears of backlash sound reasonable.

I worry that you are vulnerable. You stated in a previous post that you miss an aunt who died before you were born. It seems very clear that you are looking for something; please be sure that a change of faith is what you are looking for, and that it is not just something you have encountered that appears to be solid. Knowing what you are running from can be easy, but learning what you are running to can be very hard.

Gentle hugs
arfie
arfie
I was raised with no spiritual foundation, whatsoever, but I sure have heard this story often, from both sides of the generational divide. Just wondering. . .

Maybe if you present it as an social exploration more than "Born-Again" event?
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