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Shoshana's Page Susan M. (Shoshana) Zakar |
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Even I am still trying to figure that out... meanwhile you can find out a little more here....
In a nutshell, I'm an observant Jewish woman convert who also enjoys hiking, cooking and computer stuff. I wrote a book and like to share ideas I write now in my journal. Much of that follows below.
If you would like to send me email, my email address is: 
The OU has a piece about me on this page that tells much of my story. The book goes into more detail.
Oh...in case your are looking for them... here are my challah recipes.
"I believe with perfect faith..." 
Chronicles my journey into Christianity, and abandoning it in favor of Judaism. Be forewarned there are some very direct Christian pieces in here. [more...] 
There is a place to which our souls can fly, where words fail, definitions cease and comprehension is an act of intimacy....
[more...] 
It is not the river of life which carries us 
A correspondent asked how I dealt with more profound theological issues when I left Christianity for Judaism.... [more...] 
This past Shabbos while davening, I had a fascinating excursion about the Oneness of God, both filling and surrounding, how we are apart, but not apart. [more...] 
If we look at the possibility that the physical principle of uncertainty is tied to human free choice, we will eventually be forced to understand that it is the spiritual capacity to choose which allows us to act upon the principle...[more...] 
What is freedom? Is the seed of the tree free? .. Tiny traveler in a big world... unbound and untouched by the limitations of gravity, unsullied by the soil beneath --are you really so free? [more...] 
I wrote this book with my co-author, David Kaufmann, as an "online" conversation and me about my spiritual journey. Read more about the book here. [more...]
...All reality is built not on certainty, but on probabilities. What is known limits the known. What is the nature of what is real? [more...] 
Do we really see light? Perhaps we can learn from it what it means to perceive God. [more...] 
I took a journey that day as a stoway on the wagon of the Baal Shem Tov. What I experienced that day, and during the night. [more...] 
Reflections on the surface can be beautiful, but so much more is found beneath.. [more...] 
Torah, like water, nourishes our lives on different level. [more...] 
We are taught that love and fear of G-d are the wings of the soul, with the power to fly to the heights of Kedushah. 
Self-sacrifice, a giving up of self: The "waves" and influence reach far beyond me. The energy and power that were granted to me are released only when "I" am no longer bound up in "me" [more...] 
If only the perfect of the snowflakes fell, we would likely not even notice. [more...] 
We can't really see the light from our efforts in mitzvot right now because of the veil that covers it, but when Moshiach is here, we will see the light of the efforts we have made. [more...] 
Even
though I I had decided to become Jewish, I ended up --for a time -- becoming
a fundamentalist Christian instead. A letter to an unmet sister explains
what happened. [more...] 
How internet played a role in my decision to become observant. 
Reform
or Orthodox: A subject close to home. I've had to deal with the issues first
hand and up-front personally. This is a part of an email exchange. [more...] 
You
want to be Jewish?? Think about this ... from my email correspondence [more...] 
I delivered when I was still a member of the Reform synagogue and was helping lead services one Friday night. [more...] 
Things that need to be asked when converting to Judaism Conversion to Judaism is not like joining a club. It is a commitment of cosmic proportions. [more...]
While still at the Reform Synagogue, I held a challah workshop. This is the workshop guide and recipe. [more...] 
I
could have walked away from Judaism, having found out my conversion 18 years
before was not kosher. Why didn't I? [more...] 
Being
Jewish gives us special insights into how special our relationship with God
can be. My thoughts on the topic. [more...] 
Is it really so extreme to say that only the Orthodox path is authentic and true? [more...] 
How does a convert look at Passover? Were we there when Israel left Egypt? . [more...] 
What it meant to me to go through the conversion process, having accepted that my fist conversion was not kosher [more...] 
Is God really hiding from us? Or are we looking at our reflections rather than His? [more...] 
Email: Shoshana(AT)zakar.com
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