tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post1196547752315515871..comments2009-12-10T13:33:14.875-05:00Chavivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03332712096317076482noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-50600475392353288732009-12-10T12:50:54.444-05:002009-12-10T12:50:54.444-05:00oh, i forgot to add the main thing that i wanted to share, which is that feeling humiliated is such commonground! it&#39;s a word that i, too, have used to described the experience (also positive, too, of course, but trying to prove that you are who you are to someone that you don&#39;t know? daunting!) ~bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-18310010490820095512009-12-10T12:47:17.494-05:002009-12-10T12:47:17.494-05:00my mother found your blog entry for me as i&#39;m preparing for my second meeting with the beit din. my situation is a bit unique, or not, in that my mother is jewish, but we don&#39;t have &quot;documents&quot; (or anything tangible, really) to prove so, as everyone was assimilated and americanized and not observing anything. i met a woman whose grandmother (maternal of course) is a shoah survivor, who hid the jewishness from the family for years just as my grandmother did, and not only did this woman have to nevertheless go through a giur, but it took her two years! and she started off the process, like myself, as already a frum woman! in any event, i loved this post, thank you for sharing your anxiety and worry, i found it to be such a comfort, especially as i&#39;ve been agonizing over all the could-have-answered-so-much-better things that i said last time. (when they asked what i ate i started listing actual foods--soup, rice, vegetables--before i realized, of course, i needed to let them know that, of course, i only eat kosher!) hag sameach/happy chanukah, all the best to you, and yasher koach! i hope your friends and family are dancing at your wedding soon. ~batyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-27565679523692666052009-11-21T23:51:53.066-05:002009-11-21T23:51:53.066-05:00To your credit it sounds to me like you weren&#39;t studying for the test and the grade. You were studying for living a life Jewishly. I would be surprised if the beit din did not see that. We will be blessed and enriched by your decision to join klal yisroel. Yasher Koach.Yerachmiel Lopin, blogger, frumfollieshttp://frumfollies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-56174813081080411642009-11-11T20:58:18.860-05:002009-11-11T20:58:18.860-05:00Chavi, with all the stress you were under, it sounds very encouraging. I don&#39;t think they wanted an expert, but someone who they can tell is dedicated to learning and Torah and mitzvot -- all of which you are. Yasher Koach, and keep us updated!KosherAcademichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506336207750399000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-84026304550071651152009-11-11T10:18:01.582-05:002009-11-11T10:18:01.582-05:00Reading this now- yasher koach!! That must have been a very stressful occasion- but probably also a happy one, as they were so ecouaraging.<br />Hatzlacha rabba on the rest of your journey!nmf #7http://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-81929724443621479902009-11-09T21:00:51.576-05:002009-11-09T21:00:51.576-05:00@Abby @Daniel @N @YC Thanks :)<br /><br />@Hadassah I *so* need you to come talk for me. They should ask me for references, lol.<br /><br />@Bethany That&#39;s what I&#39;m here for. I&#39;m so glad I can help provide some insight. I&#39;m always honest, always candid. <br /><br />@Elianah-Sharon You know, that makes sense. My flaws are part of who I am. My anxiety, my insecurities -- they are SO Chaviva. <br /><br />@Daniel S Thank you :) And I&#39;m sure you did a lot better than you thought!<br /><br />@SusQHB You have no idea how loud I laughed when I read that. Seriously. <br /><br />@Reuven I hope so, too. That would be the most ... most ... most something for me. You know? Davening as me. Truly me.Chavivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03332712096317076482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-1746548714187206682009-11-09T16:18:36.556-05:002009-11-09T16:18:36.556-05:00Yasher Koach!<br /><br />I&#39;m sure everyone is nervous, and that&#39;s to be expected. I wouldn&#39;t worry about it.<br /><br />I just hope they complete the process before your trip, as that would be wonderful.<br /><br />Your next post should be you telling us the amazing news!!Gruven Reuvenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202509090952542331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-30228701425626882392009-11-09T14:53:57.017-05:002009-11-09T14:53:57.017-05:00@RavTex&#39;s reaction when I told him the meeting was at YU: &quot;Ooooohhhh the Brand New Beit Din room!!! She&#39;s sooo lucky! Might be the 1st meeting in there.&quot; Hopefully that bodes well for you buddy! Looking forward to hearing good news!SusQHBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17084374785596604807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-29673753290000091322009-11-09T14:24:10.139-05:002009-11-09T14:24:10.139-05:00From what you write, it sounds like you did better than you think you did, if that makes sense. Interviews are always tough anyway. I thought I did pretty badly at my university interviews, but they still let me in.<br /><br />I&#39;m rooting for you.Daniel Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07087956908558706584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-84280407878585683622009-11-09T11:35:03.071-05:002009-11-09T11:35:03.071-05:00I think you aced it. Had you gone in with everything smoothly in place...nah, probably not so much. But you went in genuinely as YOU. I am SURE you aced it.Elianah-Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194555239872867206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-50751281160217644452009-11-09T11:07:11.646-05:002009-11-09T11:07:11.646-05:00From where I am sitting- very humblingYChttp://twitter.com/makeforyourselfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-90201839659997630372009-11-09T10:00:53.253-05:002009-11-09T10:00:53.253-05:00Saw your post through twitter, very impressed by your efforts and honesty, thanks for sharing.Danielhttp://www.nstoneit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-55077452047604225522009-11-09T09:23:13.628-05:002009-11-09T09:23:13.628-05:00Wow... Your commitment is inspiring C!Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11797875644242667498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-64905188212135665522009-11-09T07:38:53.777-05:002009-11-09T07:38:53.777-05:00As someone who is about to start this process, I will always be thankful to you for posting your experiences. I look forward to your next posts about this journey!Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14375431332942195656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-22081068051107011912009-11-09T06:09:32.986-05:002009-11-09T06:09:32.986-05:00it all sounds very encouraging. I was on the other side of this kind of meeting. we had a friend who was converting, and we were her sponsor family. they asked us to come up, the Bet Din, to talk about her and her Jewishness and whether we thought she was ready to convert. it was a new way for me to see the process.<br /><br />No one is more ready than you, Chavivah!<br /><br />Hugs<br /><br />Me and the KoDhadassahsabohttp://hadassahsabo.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23874041.post-58593176607833037852009-11-09T03:35:02.096-05:002009-11-09T03:35:02.096-05:00yasher koach! it is so hard to have to ask for something you want so much, from strangers (even kind ones). al ti dagi, chavi! it could only get easier from here.abbynoreply@blogger.com