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By Vanessa Paloma
| I attended Catholic school, and I was instructed by my parents not to believe anything they taught me but to follow along. To say the least, I was a spiritually confused child...
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A remarkable journey of faith. May Hashem continue to Bless you and strengthen you and yours forever. Like you, I have brought not one, but five generations back to Yiddishkeit. I have had personal miracles, some involving the Rebbe and some not.
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Beautiful. Thank you for sharing your story. Very inspiring
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Thank you for sharing your story. I too come from non-practicing parents. I have spent most of my life trying to come to an understanding of God in a largely Christian society. I grew up in a small town where we were the only Jewish family.
I spent 10 years with a Christian organization, studying the Bible and trying to make sense out of it. I then spent a couple of years studying other religions, but not Judaism.
I found this website a little over a year ago and cannot express how thankful I am for it. I have begun teaching my children what I am learning. We have lit the candles on a few occassions and your article has inspired me to commit to doing it every week.
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I converted to Judaism after marrying my husband. I knew that the only way to make Judaism my religion AND my life was to actually live it. And so, no matter how hectic our week, we always stop and light our candles on Friday night. As the author of this article states so poetically, we also "held on to the candles" and those candles have held on to us. Thank you for a beautiful article.
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It is really a very moving story. Life can be some times more powerful and shocking than a movie of Hollywood. Discover our roots is a great task for everyone. Thank you for this wonderful article
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I have been moved by your artical and envy at the same time. You know your roots and where you come from. I wish i did.
Best of luck with all
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