Finding a Home for the Soul: Interviews With Converts to Judaism

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Summary: Fascinating stories of peoples conversions.
Review: I found the stories in this book highly interesting and enjoyed reading the tales of those who have chosen to convert to Judaism. I recommend it for those who are converting or who have relatives who convert. It explains why people choose to convert, the problems that can be associated with converting, and how they dealt with those problems.

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Summary: intelligent, intimate and informative
Review: I picked this book up off the shelves of my local JCC library. Amidst the books on conversion that I've encountered so far, I find it to be the least partisan. It shows a spectrum of conversion experiences from liberal to orthodox, male and female, striaght and gay, white and of colour authors. I found it to be highly articulate.and intimate.

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Summary: A little dry, almost academic...
Review: I was expecting to love this book, since I usually enjoy reading peoples' stories of discovering Judaism. Unfortunately, I found the writing a bit dry and the stories soon unengaging. Somewhere after about half, I gave up--something I rarely do.