There are Jews in Alabama?
A weekly podcast by a "nice Jewish couple" (and their baby girl!) living in the buckle of the Bible Belt. Eric and Raya talk about married life, Sophie Arielle, the Simpsons, Judaism, and anything else which wanders across their brains. You can subscribe via our RSS feed, find us on iTunes, at Podcast Pickle, or just use the "Play Podcast" buttons to listen to each episode directly. Email us at jewsinalabama@gmail.com, visit our message board, or visit Eric's blog and let us know what you think!!
We finally get back on the air and catch up on what's been going on!! We talk about our rockin' and rollin' cruise aboard the Sovereign of the Seas; "Sisterhood Shabbat" and "Pancake Palooza" at Beth-El; there's a Baby Update; Eric gets suckered into a new position at the JCC; and this year's Purimschpiel will be groovy, man. 46 minutes, 30 seconds.
posted by Eric @ 1/23/2006 10:27:00 PM
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Hi folks,
Great podcast yet again! Thanks so much for speaking about my questions and comments on your podcast. One of the amazing things about this new podcasting revolution is that we are all able to discover just how much we have in common with people on the other side of the world.
Anyway, here's something that I'm sure Eric will take an interest in. During the week I had a conversation with someone I know who happens to be an orthodox jew. The issue of conversion to Judaism came up and the person proclaimed to me that people who converted would never be as Jewish as those who were born Jewish.
I couldn't believe it!! At first I thought that this person was just trying to be provocative because we have had several run ins in the past over my level of observance (or lack of it as this person perceives it). However as I probed them deeper it became clear that this was a firm belief of theres.
Personally I have the utmost respect for people who are Jewish by choice. Being Jewish, regardless of which 'denomination' of Judaism one follows is never easy and I admire those who come to find their faith within it.
Ok...I'll stop ranting now. It just made me sad to come face to face with the discrimination from within our own faith. Surely we get enough of it from outside the religion to go around!!
All the best,
Joel from Perth, Australia
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