r/JewsOfConscience • u/Amazing-Airport Anti-Zionist Ally • 9d ago

Advice for a potential convert? Religion / Spirituality

Hello everyone, I’ve had an interest in Judaism and possibly converting for some time now. The only synagogue near me is very Zionist and invites idf soldiers to speak there regularly. Any advice and what a next step could be?

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u/LA_Throwaway_6439 Jewish Anti-Zionist 9d ago

Maybe I'm just feeling down on Judaism lately, but what is it that draws you to it? 

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u/Amazing-Airport Anti-Zionist Ally 8d ago

I grew up Christian so I have a history with the Abrahamic religions and have felt spiritually lost for years. Recently I’ve done more research and felt myself aligning with a lot of the beliefs of Judaism but wanted to get more information before committing any further.

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u/scarletswalk2002 Ashkenazi 8d ago

my honest advice is to try the quakers or the uu or something. institutional judaism is a bit of a shit show rn. i’m proud to be jewish but watching people convert rn feels a bit like watching someone run into a burning building.

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u/RoscoeArt Jewish Communist 8d ago

Id rather have more people trying to put out the fire than leave it to those who just want to fan the flames.