Am I Jewish Enough: My Road to Conversion and Finding My Jewish Soul
Julie Gray recounts the journey of her conversion to Judaism and how it was influenced by her move to Israel and meeting a Holocaust survivor.
Julie Gray recounts the journey of her conversion to Judaism and how it was influenced by her move to Israel and meeting a Holocaust survivor.
Let us begin with the facts: Converts whose conversions were conducted according to halachah, or Jewish law, are 100 percent Jewish.
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