Finding a Home for the Soul

Interviews with Converts to Judaism

By: Catherine Hall Myrowitz

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Paperback | 7 July 1977

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Finding a Home for the Soul is a collection of interviews with people who have searched for greater meaning in life and have discovered Judaism's carefully wrought understanding and nurturing of the human spirit, manifested in ritual, prayer, and values. Catherine Hall Myrowitz introduces the reader to forty-two people who have graciously and courageously shared the motivation and experiences that ultimately led to their conversion to Judaism.

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Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Finding a Home for My Soul	p. 1
I Was There	p. 14
Just Like Everyone Else	p. 24
Among the "People of the Book"	p. 28
God, Prayer, and Community	p. 40
I Am a Part of Abraham	p. 48
From a Shidukh in Glasgow	p. 53
Building Community	p. 64
Rejection and Acceptance	p. 71
There's a Lot of Love in This House	p. 78
Mohelet	p. 93
"Guard Your Soul Carefully"	p. 102
Everything Has Its Midrash	p. 113
A Foundation for Life	p. 120
A Long and Winding Road	p. 125
Shabbat and Dafina	p. 133
Acceptance in the Promised Land	p. 142
Teshuvah in a Jewish Family	p. 152
Tumah and Taharah	p. 158
"The Convertible"	p. 166
Hashgahah Pratit: Arranged by Divine Wisdom	p. 173
In the Rabbi's Shul	p. 193
When Is Shabbat Over in the Land of the Midnight Sun?	p. 200
Judaism Is a Journey - Not a Destination	p. 206
Naming a Soul	p. 214
Thrice Blessed	p. 224
Starting Off "Good"	p. 234
Shades of Gray	p. 245
That's Funny, You Don't Look Scottish!	p. 254
This Is Where I Belong	p. 266
Coming Full Circle	p. 273
Judaism Is for Survivors	p. 280
Hazzanit	p. 292
Little Miracles	p. 302
In Eretz Yisrael	p. 312
From Seminary to Shul	p. 324
Come con Gana	p. 331
Judaism Is a Part of Every Moment	p. 337
Eshet Hazon	p. 348
Appendix: Questionnaire	p. 361
Glossary	p. 365
Bibliography	p. 381
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