This brings me to the Bar Association of the City
of New York
where two Christian clergymen who
converted to Judaism received a warm reception
from a largely Orthodox crowd back
in April. This
was at a fund-raiser for a group called Kayama.
Not the frum Brooklyn reggae band Kayama.
They
disbanded. The Kayama I’m talking about is
dedicated to educating all Jews about the
importance [...]

Christians Take On Jewish Identity
By: Melissa Williams (c)
1998, the Associated Press
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Dallas, Texas — Menachem Brakefield
arrives home
sweating after walking the mile from Friday evening prayers
in his heavy black wool suit and hat.
“Shalom, mazel tov! Man, it’s hot!’’ exclaims the burly
48-year-old printing company salesman as he mops his
forehead and greets family and friends who have arrived
for the [...]

Evangelical Pastor Accepts Judaism
by Slyles4345@aol.com (Scott
Lyles), 01/01/1999
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NOTE: As of November 6, 1999, Slyles4345 was no
longer
on AOL. If anyone would get me his new e-mail
address, it would be appreciated.
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There are two possible thoughts that the born-again
Christian
will think after or while reading my story of
how I came to Torah Faith. One possible thought will be
He just
didn’t know [...]

B. Robertson: From Baptist Background To Orthodox Judaism
by:
Barbara Robertson, 08/24/1999
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Shalom all,
My name is
Barbara Robertson and I’m converting to
Judaism (Orthodox).
I’m in my late 30s, single (divorced, no
children) and
live in an apartment in a northside neighborhood of Chicago
very near Lake Michigan.
My work
affiliation is below in my sig - got my training
in Social Psychology and am working hard [...]

LEAP OF FAITH: Texas Baptists Become Orthodox Jews
by Sorah
Shapiro
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Source: THE JEWISH WEEK, pages 26-27, April 16, 1999.
2266 McDonald Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11223 (718) 996-5235
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For
the most part, the wedding at the Marlboro Jewish Center
in Bensonhurst was a typical ultra-Orthodox affair. The tall,
bearded groom, Yitzchok Abrams, wearing a black suit and
black homburg, articulated the traditional Hebrew-
incantation
“harey at [...]

Baptist Minister Thomas
Roper Converts To Judaism
by Thomas Roper (jwreform@aol.com) Updated 1/3/1999
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Introduction
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Why I Am A Jew by
Edmund Fleg
I am a Jew because the faith of Israel demands of
me no abdication of the mind.
I am a Jew
because the faith of Israel requires of me
all the devotion of my heart.
I am a Jew because in every place where
suffering
weeps, [...]

Patrick’s Mazor’s
Story: Triumph Of Teshuva (Part 1 of 2)
By: Patrick Mazor pmazor@synergyworldwide.com
January 3, 1999]
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NOTE: The e-mail address shown above expired in
May 2000. If you know
an updated e-mail address
for Patrick Mazor, it would be appreciated.
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Introduction
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In the middle of the 19th Century, a teenage German
Jew by the name of
Conrad Stein emigrated to the city
of Covington, Kentucky in [...]

Patrick’s Mazor’s
Story: Triumph Of Teshuva (Part 1 of 2)
By: Patrick Mazor pmazor@synergyworldwide.com
January 3, 1999]
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NOTE: The e-mail address shown above expired in
May 2000. If you know
an updated e-mail address
for Patrick Mazor, it would be appreciated.
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Introduction
=========
In the middle of the 19th Century, a teenage German
Jew by the name of
Conrad Stein emigrated to the city
of Covington, Kentucky in [...]

Charles Ellis Goes From
Christianity To Judaism
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Remorse
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My name is Charles Ellis. The following is a summary
of how my wife and I searched, struggled, and studied,
until
we finally found our spiritual home.
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The One and Only
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This
is what we used to be. We will have to start
with just before we met, or this would certainly take
too long. I was
a young [...]

Evangelical Skipp Porteous Converts To Judaism
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Former Evangelical missionary Skipp Porteous
converted to Orthodox
Judaism in 1996.
We would appreciate it if anyone sent us relevant
biographical information about him, such as:
when and
why he became an Evangelical missionary, and why he
converted to Judaism, what his home city is, etc.