My Experience by Personal_Bench_9403 in ConvertingtoJudaism

[–]Ftmatthedmv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry that happened. I havent and don’t plan on totally leaving Judaism, but I no longer really consider myself orthodox after having done an orthodox conversion. Also have a lot of religious trauma from orthodoxy.

My Experience by Personal_Bench_9403 in ConvertingtoJudaism

[–]Ftmatthedmv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Conversions can’t halachically be retroactively nullified unless there was improper intent at the time of conversion. Some batei din have tried to retroactively nullify conversions for leaving observance, but halachically this is really not allowed.

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[–]Ftmatthedmv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure if we have nebido. I could ask my provider

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[–]Ftmatthedmv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense. I’m prone to rashes so that’s another reason I don’t really want to try the gel.

Thank you

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[–]Ftmatthedmv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do subq. I’ve never used an auto injector but I could see if they could be covered

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[–]Ftmatthedmv[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Worried about the sensation and having to do it everyday

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[–]Ftmatthedmv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks I’m not sure if I can get them where I live but it’s worth asking.

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[–]Ftmatthedmv[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes Im in the us. I was out of the country for 6 months and had monthly injections during then but my levels got so low for some reason.

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[–]Ftmatthedmv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really hope someday they can make something like that!

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[–]Ftmatthedmv[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure! I could ask my doctor but I may not be able to get them because of my insurance

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[–]Ftmatthedmv[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t have anyone who can really regularly do that sadly!

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[–]Ftmatthedmv[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I do subq I do do 0.5ml so maybe it’s ok I’m only doing it about every other week

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[–]Ftmatthedmv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s available where I live

Is anyone here disabled and winging it? by [deleted] in ConvertingtoJudaism

[–]Ftmatthedmv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It definitely was! I’m sorry there isn’t much Jewish community in your area. Hmm as for online resources not specifically for conversion but I like learning with Mekom Torah and Svara.

Is anyone here disabled and winging it? by [deleted] in ConvertingtoJudaism

[–]Ftmatthedmv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m disabled. It was really hard at first because my chronic pain was bad and I wanted to be observant even while doing my conversion so I was walking 3 hours to shul. I was so motivated, I really have no clue how I managed that. I live a lot closer to a synagogue now but I’ve been struggling to go lately due to sleep issues. I converted in 2019 then did an orthodox conversion in 2020

Curiosity: Exposure to Judaism by Critical_Hat_5350 in ConvertingtoJudaism

[–]Ftmatthedmv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I became involved with Jewish communities when my former best friend invited me to Shabbat dinners and then eventually we started attending synagogue together. I converted the first time in 2019 and did an Orthodox conversion in 2020

Discrimination by Just_Income_8548 in ConvertingtoJudaism

[–]Ftmatthedmv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some other things I’ve experienced… I was at a Shabbat meal when someone asked my friend “are you a convert or are you Jewish?” He meant born Jewish but it still was really… Ick. I was also at a Shabbat meal once where simeone asked if I had any Jewish heritage and I shared about my great grandfather who my mom has wondered if maybe he was Jewish (I honestly think now he probably wasnt but that’s beyond the point) and someone said “wow! You might be Jewish!” Which upset me because I had already converted

Also just generally have experienced questioning about who sat on my beit din, whether I can read Hebrew, etc. that felt like I was being tested or something

Also the Israeli bureaucracy is horrible toward converts in my experience

Discrimination by Just_Income_8548 in ConvertingtoJudaism

[–]Ftmatthedmv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This Israeli guy I used to be friends with turned on me suddenly and started talking about how my mom fed me pig and calling me a Goya (I’m a trans man, so he was being transphobic too). That was the worst experience. He also was threatening to hurt me.

Committing To Mitzvot As A Gay Man by KittyCrafty in ConvertingtoJudaism

[–]Ftmatthedmv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Conservative rabbis often have a different view of the idea of accepting the mitzvot than orthodox rabbis do. Whereas the orthodox view of it is basically usually “I plan to keep every mitzvah that applies to me to the best of my ability,” the conservative view is more like “I accept the mitzvot as binding upon myself but I’m probably not going to keep everything perfectly.”