I agree with the above that it has nothing to do with the fact that she's black. There are plenty of perfectly "kosher" black Jewish converts--I know one myself--not to mention a large population of Ethiopian Jews living in Israel. The problem lies more in the "for her husband" part of it. As a non-missionary religion, we don't especially encourage conversion because we think the other nations have their job in the world and we have ours, and there's no point in trying to get them to do our job. Conversion is accepted only when the convert him/herself is the one who initiates the conversion, meaning s/he went searching, found Judaism, and fell in love with it... and not that s/he went searching, found Shlomo/Sarah/Enrique (?), and fell in love with him/her. Of course it's a lovely gesture to be willing to convert to make the spouse's family happy, but it doesn't work that well, seeing as we don't view that reason for conversion a good enough one.
Conclusion? You're converting for the right reasons anyway, so I doubt you have something to worry about. Whatever you choose to do, we still love you. *hug* Or... at least I do. *looks around hopefully*
I will tell you this. Judaism is a beautiful religion. I'm Orthodox myself and love it to pieces. That doesn't mean it's easy and that doesn't mean it's the best way. The Jewish people can be very divided; trying to decide which sect to join, and then finding yourself not accepted by the other sects, can be extremely frustrating. And sometimes taking the easy way is actually taking the hard way. Just wait 'til you start studying Gemara. ;)
In any case, you're welcome to ask any other questions you may have. :)
Conclusion? You're converting for the right reasons anyway, so I doubt you have something to worry about. Whatever you choose to do, we still love you. *hug* Or... at least I do. *looks around hopefully*
I will tell you this. Judaism is a beautiful religion. I'm Orthodox myself and love it to pieces. That doesn't mean it's easy and that doesn't mean it's the best way. The Jewish people can be very divided; trying to decide which sect to join, and then finding yourself not accepted by the other sects, can be extremely frustrating. And sometimes taking the easy way is actually taking the hard way. Just wait 'til you start studying Gemara. ;)
In any case, you're welcome to ask any other questions you may have. :)
~Daniella
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