“Did you know that halakhah forbids that question?”…
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Last week I posted an entry that seemed to hit a nerve: Talking About Converts. I thought it might be good to follow up with a post about ways to deal with nosy questions, etc. What follows is a question or comment (in italics) and some possible responses.
“Are you a convert?”
- Yes. So were Abraham, Sarah and King David’s great-grandmother.
- Did you know that halakhah forbids that question?
- Why do you ask?
“Did you convert to get married?”
- Did you?
- Why do you ask?
“So, Plonit* tells me that you are a convert!”
- Surely you and Plonit* are not gossiping about me!
- Why is this your concern?
“You do realize that you’ll never really be Jewish, right?”
- Why don’t you ask the rabbi about that?
- Why would you say such a hurtful thing to me?
- Well, then I…
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