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  1. StarryNightshade

    Pray the rosary and burn incense

    Pray the rosary and burn incense
  2. StarryNightshade

    Re-introducing Starry.

    Hey everyone. It's been a while. Over a couple of years since I was active. Figured it would be good to re-introduce myself. In 2017 I began worshiping with a Jewish community and completed a Conservative geirus the following year. I plunged headfirst into Jewish living and practice. I even...
  3. StarryNightshade

    Anyone here know about Santeria/Espiritismo/Caribbean Folk Catholicism?

    Hey everyone. Long time no post. Hope you're all well. Long shot, but does anyone here have any experience with Afro-Caribbean traditions (Santeria, Espiritismo, Santerismo, Vodou, etc.) and Catholicism? Or know anyone who is a part of it? I know the Church doesn't support it, but millions...
  4. StarryNightshade

    Finally finished my conversion.

    Hey everyone. Just an update on me. About a month ago I finally finished my conversion to Conservative/Masorti Judaism. It took nearly a year and a half, and there are still a lot of mitzvot and observances which I need to improve on, but I'm finally happy to have made it. Now that I'm...
  5. StarryNightshade

    Life's going fine for me. How about you?

    Life's going fine for me. How about you?
  6. StarryNightshade

    Should I postpone my conversion?

    Spoke with my rabbi last night after class. I was told that there isn't a time limit to conversion and it may only take me a few extra months, a year, or even ten years. Everyone is different. As long as I'm on the journey, I'm welcome in the community and would be helped along the way...
  7. StarryNightshade

    Putting my conversion on hold. I think I should live a life consistent with what Judaism teaches...

    Putting my conversion on hold. I think I should live a life consistent with what Judaism teaches before formally converting.
  8. StarryNightshade

    Should I postpone my conversion?

    I'm two months away from completing my conversion process to Conservative Judaism. I know in my heart and soul that I am meant to be Jewish and I one day hope to be a part of the people of Israel. But for the past few weeks, I've been debating if I should perhaps wait for a little while before...
  9. StarryNightshade

    Anyone else regret watching Black Mirror?

    Not really. I've grown tired of the "hurr durr technology is bad and taking over our lives. I'm 14 and this is deep" kind of storytelling.
  10. StarryNightshade

    Priest, Rabbi, Pharisee, Saduccee

    There would be a tendency for that to happen when the temple that was the center of the Jewish world was completely destroyed. Most Jews did not - and still do not - believe in Jesus as the Moshiach. Them "quitting their jobs" had nothing to do with Jesus "replacing" them.
  11. StarryNightshade

    Striking A Balance

    Just keep doing what you do. Unless someone directly tells you that they have a problem with it, I wouldn't worry too much about it. I'm about half way done with my conversion and I already find myself using Yiddish and Hebrew phrases quite regularly. I think it's just something that comes...
  12. StarryNightshade

    "Don't bother converting"

    I mean, the Conservative movement has been becoming more open to LGBT people, so anything is possible. ;-) I don't disagree that this is a unique situation, but I don't think it's as impossible as it was made out to be.
  13. StarryNightshade

    "Don't bother converting"

    Should one stop their conversion process, simply because there's an aspect of one's personal life that another finds objectionable? I was on another forum (I won't say which one) and I mentioned that I chose not to go Orthodox due to some things in my personal life. Namely that I'm gay and am...
  14. StarryNightshade

    Genres you just can't get into...

    Romance, Action, and Dystopian. Never really got into them, but I can watch them if there's nothing else to see. I love Horror, Drama, and Fantasy though.
  15. StarryNightshade

    Has RF made you more or less religious?

    A bit more. When I first came here, I was more or less agnostic. Now I'm a Panentheist converting to Judaism.
  16. StarryNightshade

    High Fat/Low Carb dieting?

    Fair points. Still, in general, I do think it would be a good idea to reduce carbs as we diet (around 100 - 150 grams a day or so), while not using hydrogenated oils and transfats. If not exactly doing the high-fat method.
  17. StarryNightshade

    High Fat/Low Carb dieting?

    I'm trying to lose those final few stubborn pounds and my partner wants to drop around 70. In both of our cases, the biggest enemy is carbs. We really love our rice, pasta, and noodles. We are planning on cutting down carbs to begin with, but I do know a few people who have gone the High...
  18. StarryNightshade

    Rosh Hashanah

    Going to shul tonight, but unfortunately my internship is having me work tomorrow, and my class for university meets Thursday nights. Still, I'm gonna engage with what I can.
  19. StarryNightshade

    Considering transferring schools, but only a year from graduation.

    I want to teach at the college or private/charter school level.
  20. StarryNightshade

    Considering transferring schools, but only a year from graduation.

    A couple of years ago I began a Masters of Divinity (MDiv) program. It's a three-year program with a year-long internship in lieu of a thesis. I'm about a year away from graduating, but there had been a lot on my mind. Long story made super short, I know that I want to graduate with a Masters...
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