RebeccaSJ
I am an entrepreneur/inventor born and raised in Canada, married to a fantastic Woman for over 25 years and we have two Daughters
March 28, 2016
Madeleine
wow... ten plus years involved with Judaism? How did that part of your life come about? Converting is not for the faint of heart, a difficult process. I was born Jewish and it is a religion that does not proselytize at all, quite the opposite - I believe potential converts are turned down a minimum of three times - they have to really want it and the studying is not for the faint of heart. Not that I like his politics but Donald Trumps Daughter, Ivanka studied for two years and completed her Orthodox conversion and then went on to marry and has just had her third child.
April 15, 2016
Madeleine
Well as it turns out not only did Donald Trumps Daughter do a full blow Orthodox conversion and marry Jarad Kushner but one of his Son's also married a Jewish girl recently. Hillary Clinton's Son in Law is Jewish, Caroline Kennedy has a long term very stable marriage to a Jewish Man, her Late Mother Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis - lived for the last fifteen years of her live with a Jewish man and without a doubt encouraged her Daughter in her marriage. These wealthy and powerful Women seem to have some very real preferences for the qualities of Jewish men as life partners.
April 17, 2016
Madeleine
Wow - ten years is quite an involvement in Judaic life. This really is quite a rare experience it is not like that there are that many Jews in the world, 14-16 million - only 0.2% of the worlds population. The reform movement is by far the most welcoming and "flexible" recognizing blended families and patriarchal lineage as well as being flexible on conversions. The Orthodox in particular have major issues with these aspects. It is almost like a take on Harry Potter with muggles and purebreds- instead of focusing on what one's soul tells them is where they belong. My Wife taught Nursery school for many years in a reform congregation and our Daughters attended it before starting Day school. It was a warm family oriented environment. I think the focus on family and education are perhaps the most important overall themes and practically the ones that matter the most. We have been married for over twenty five years and have raised two Daughters.
My Wife's family attended a conservative congregation which we attended after we were married. I was raised attending an orthodox Synagogue and became fairly observant, much of this starting when we decided that our children would attend a co-ed parochial day school and Jewish high school as well. The high school is not aligned to any movement - it is open to all including those who did not attend day schools with a fast track development in Hebrew but it is an intensive environment. I did not want to be in the position of having our girls saying "why do we have to learn this when we don't do this at home" so it was a matter of consistency. When our eldest was in grade one, she came home and asked if we could build a Sukkah. My family never did this growing up but I figured would that not be a great thing for her to be able to tell her children so pen to paper and off to home depot for materials and up it went. A good environment for family and children.
April 18, 2016
Madeleine
My Late Father moved to what was the British mandate in 1931, he grew up there and was an Officer in the Palmach, his Colonel was Yitschac Rabin - later the Prime Minister of Israel. He fought in the war of independence in 1948. He left in 1956 and came to Canada where he met my Mother and where I was born. I have many cousins who live in Israel and we have a blast when we go to visit. If I do well in business I would purchase a home there and let one of my Cousins live there so they had the place to use and so we had someone to take care of it for us - retaining a suite for my family when we go there and leave a car there. I would spend from a bit before Rosh Hashanah to after Sukkoth there in the fall and then go for a week before Passover to a week after each year. Winters, I would spend in a home in Florida and summers in Toronto, we will see. I am a sailor, I have sailed for over forty years. On our last trip to Israel I chartered a boat in Hertzlia and got to sailing there. For me that is why I would keep a home in Florida in the winter - plus I like to fish and detest winters. I would likely choose a home with a deep water dock and open ocean access near Miami because of the large Jewish community there. Toronto has a significant Jewish population as well. The two largest centres are New York and Israel - New York is actually larger. When we were in Israel last with my Mother, I rented a car and the joke was that I drive like an Israeli - which my Cousin was scandalized about, hey when in Rome.... We have family in Toronto so that is why we would keep coming back here in the summers. We have one Daughter graduating from University now and the younger one will soon begin so our presence is no longer needed full time.
April 19, 2016
Just Asking
How do we add existing groups?
Also - how tolerant is this site? I just came her from EP and we are looking for a place to go as EP is shutting down in three weeks so MANY people would like to have a place to go. We don't want to get booted off for silliness either so better to find out NOW rather than later. Some of us tried Relate to that - and were astounded by the authoritarian idiot who runs that site - she removes content that is innocuous, removed legitimate groups and removed accounts and blocked IP addresses in a heart beat so EVERYONE is boycotting her site - as I said there are a HUGE number of people looking for a stable place to go to - we need a new home - is this going to be it?
March 28, 2016
second2016
I started a group called I love sailing - you might want to join and post there.
Regards,
pdqsailor1
I am an entrepreneur/inventor born and raised in Canada, married to a fantastic Woman for over 25 years and we have two Daughters
wow... ten plus years involved with Judaism? How did that part of your life come about? Converting is not for the faint of heart, a difficult process. I was born Jewish and it is a religion that does not proselytize at all, quite the opposite - I believe potential converts are turned down a minimum of three times - they have to really want it and the studying is not for the faint of heart. Not that I like his politics but Donald Trumps Daughter, Ivanka studied for two years and completed her Orthodox conversion and then went on to marry and has just had her third child.
Well as it turns out not only did Donald Trumps Daughter do a full blow Orthodox conversion and marry Jarad Kushner but one of his Son's also married a Jewish girl recently. Hillary Clinton's Son in Law is Jewish, Caroline Kennedy has a long term very stable marriage to a Jewish Man, her Late Mother Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis - lived for the last fifteen years of her live with a Jewish man and without a doubt encouraged her Daughter in her marriage. These wealthy and powerful Women seem to have some very real preferences for the qualities of Jewish men as life partners.
Wow - ten years is quite an involvement in Judaic life. This really is quite a rare experience it is not like that there are that many Jews in the world, 14-16 million - only 0.2% of the worlds population. The reform movement is by far the most welcoming and "flexible" recognizing blended families and patriarchal lineage as well as being flexible on conversions. The Orthodox in particular have major issues with these aspects. It is almost like a take on Harry Potter with muggles and purebreds- instead of focusing on what one's soul tells them is where they belong. My Wife taught Nursery school for many years in a reform congregation and our Daughters attended it before starting Day school. It was a warm family oriented environment. I think the focus on family and education are perhaps the most important overall themes and practically the ones that matter the most. We have been married for over twenty five years and have raised two Daughters. My Wife's family attended a conservative congregation which we attended after we were married. I was raised attending an orthodox Synagogue and became fairly observant, much of this starting when we decided that our children would attend a co-ed parochial day school and Jewish high school as well. The high school is not aligned to any movement - it is open to all including those who did not attend day schools with a fast track development in Hebrew but it is an intensive environment. I did not want to be in the position of having our girls saying "why do we have to learn this when we don't do this at home" so it was a matter of consistency. When our eldest was in grade one, she came home and asked if we could build a Sukkah. My family never did this growing up but I figured would that not be a great thing for her to be able to tell her children so pen to paper and off to home depot for materials and up it went. A good environment for family and children.
My Late Father moved to what was the British mandate in 1931, he grew up there and was an Officer in the Palmach, his Colonel was Yitschac Rabin - later the Prime Minister of Israel. He fought in the war of independence in 1948. He left in 1956 and came to Canada where he met my Mother and where I was born. I have many cousins who live in Israel and we have a blast when we go to visit. If I do well in business I would purchase a home there and let one of my Cousins live there so they had the place to use and so we had someone to take care of it for us - retaining a suite for my family when we go there and leave a car there. I would spend from a bit before Rosh Hashanah to after Sukkoth there in the fall and then go for a week before Passover to a week after each year. Winters, I would spend in a home in Florida and summers in Toronto, we will see. I am a sailor, I have sailed for over forty years. On our last trip to Israel I chartered a boat in Hertzlia and got to sailing there. For me that is why I would keep a home in Florida in the winter - plus I like to fish and detest winters. I would likely choose a home with a deep water dock and open ocean access near Miami because of the large Jewish community there. Toronto has a significant Jewish population as well. The two largest centres are New York and Israel - New York is actually larger. When we were in Israel last with my Mother, I rented a car and the joke was that I drive like an Israeli - which my Cousin was scandalized about, hey when in Rome.... We have family in Toronto so that is why we would keep coming back here in the summers. We have one Daughter graduating from University now and the younger one will soon begin so our presence is no longer needed full time.
How do we add existing groups? Also - how tolerant is this site? I just came her from EP and we are looking for a place to go as EP is shutting down in three weeks so MANY people would like to have a place to go. We don't want to get booted off for silliness either so better to find out NOW rather than later. Some of us tried Relate to that - and were astounded by the authoritarian idiot who runs that site - she removes content that is innocuous, removed legitimate groups and removed accounts and blocked IP addresses in a heart beat so EVERYONE is boycotting her site - as I said there are a HUGE number of people looking for a stable place to go to - we need a new home - is this going to be it?
I started a group called I love sailing - you might want to join and post there. Regards, pdqsailor1
Glad to see you back