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Why I Never Connected with Christianity - My Journey to Orthodox Judaism: Rachel Rose

🎧 Listen to this and other episodes at www.joidenver.com/podcasts Welcome to Zero Percent, the podcast that explores the outsized impact of Jewish people and their stories of conversion. Join us as Rachel Rose shares her extraordinary journey from growing up in a non-religious family that explored different faiths to discovering Orthodox Judaism and realizing that her soul had always been Jewish. Growing up in a heavily Christian community in Colorado, Rachel tried to connect with Christianity through Bible study classes. Still, the Old Testament (Torah) resonated with her while the New Testament never quite made sense. What happens when someone spends years trying to understand Jesus as the Messiah but keeps thinking, "he didn't bring world peace - look around"? From her first transformative Shabbat dinner in San Francisco that sent "a jolt through her body" to navigating not one, but two Orthodox conversion processes, Rachel's spiritual journey is filled with courage, faith struggles, setbacks, and ultimately profound religious fulfillment. Hear how she found her husband Michael through their shared path to Orthodox Judaism, discovered the life-changing power of Shabbat observance, learned Hebrew, kept kosher, and built the Jewish family she always dreamed of - including beautiful twins. This compelling conversion testimony covers her experience with Christian Bible study, discovering Torah wisdom, working with sponsoring rabbis, appearing before the Beit Din (Jewish court), going to the mikvah (ritual bath), and embracing Jewish law and traditions. Rachel also shares her transformative experience visiting Israel and feeling immediately at home in Jerusalem. Whether you're curious about Jewish conversion, seeking spiritual authenticity, questioning your current faith, interested in interfaith relationships, or drawn to stories of profound personal religious transformation, Rachel's candid account offers a unique window into choosing Judaism and finding your true spiritual home. Her story touches on modern Orthodox Judaism, Jewish community life, conversion challenges, family acceptance, and the deep meaning found in Jewish practice and belief. Key Timestamps: 00:34 - What initially drew Rachel to Judaism 03:14 - Growing up in a Christian community but never connecting with Jesus 08:04 - Meeting Jewish dance studio owners and first questions 11:50 - Moving to San Francisco and dating someone Jewish 13:32 - First life-changing Shabbat dinner experience 17:00 - COVID lockdown deepens Jewish learning 25:11 - Family's supportive reaction to conversion interest 28:08 - First Orthodox conversion process begins 32:59 - Breaking up to pursue Orthodox Judaism authentically 38:31 - Meeting future husband Michael during conversion 45:34 - Discovering the first conversion wasn't fully valid 50:10 - Completing second, proper Orthodox conversion 54:51 - Marriage, pregnancy, and twins 58:19 - What she'd been missing: The magic of Shabbat 1:00:33 - Visiting Israel and feeling immediately at home Follow us for more: Website - https://www.joidenver.com Instagram -   / joidenver   Facebook -   / joidenver   YouTube -    / joidenver   Pinterest -   / jewishdiy   Subscribe to "JOI to the World" to access all our podcasts, including Yada Yada Yiddish, Kids Say the Deepest Things, Reconnect, and Dear Rabbi. christianity to judaism, jewish conversion, religious conversion, convert to judaism, orthodox judaism, spiritual journey, faith transformation, christian convert, judaism conversion story, leaving christianity, finding faith, religious awakening, jewish life, orthodox jewish, graduate school story, divorce and faith, spiritual growth, personal transformation, zero percent podcast, jewish community, conversion process, faith journey, religious change, spiritual discovery, christian background, jewish tradition, orthodox conversion, religious story, faith crisis, spiritual awakening, jewish convert, conversion testimony, religious transformation, judaism stories, convert story, spiritual path, finding judaism, jewish faith, religious journey, faith conversion, spiritual memoir, conversion experience, jewish lifestyle, orthodox life, religious podcast, faith stories, conversion documentary, jewish inspiration, religious inspiration, spiritual motivation, how to convert to judaism, orthodox conversion process, beit din interview, jewish conversion requirements, why people convert to judaism, jewish conversion testimony, interfaith relationships, questioning faith, spiritual seeking, shabbat observance, kosher lifestyle, hebrew learning, orthodox jewish life, jewish traditions, mikvah, jewish identity, colorado jews, denver jewish community, american jewish converts, jewish conversion america, orthodox jews america, life change story, spiritual fulfillment, why i converted, my conversion story, leaving my religion, finding my faith