Judaism: Everything You Need to Know About Jewish Religion, Jewish Culture, and the Process of Converting to Judaism ( How to Become a Jew )

By: Rachel Zahl

Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston

So, you want to convert to Judaism? That’s great! You have to understand, though, that Judaism is not only a religion but is also a way of life. Jews consider themselves one big family. Hence, to have a proper perspective about everything, you’ll have to mentally orient yourself that you’re trying to find a way in as a productive member of that Jewish family. You should also brace yourself for a long struggle ahead of you, because converting to Judaism is not a walk in the park. This audiobook will provide you with an excellent introduction to Judaism as well as what to expect during your conversion process, including lots of great tips and pointers that will help along the way.

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If you need a sleeping aid…

I have tried four times to listen to this book. First the narration is so monotone that I’ve fallen asleep each time!
Also if you are interested in be Jewish, he goes WAY beyond the basics, which would be intimidating to someone thinking about converting.
I happen to BE Jewish and I was confused! Oy vey!

I loved most of it

I found most of it really fun and I'm a nerd for a lot of stuff including this stuff which is why i noticed when he said Issac would later be named Israel but that's actually Jacob who gets renamed Israel Issac's younger twin son

Narrators voice bothered me

Very informative, but the narration left something to be desired. Every “s” or “sh” sound whistled, every “ch” was pronounced the American way, not the Hebrew way (chet). A lot of the Hebrew words were pronounced like he’d never read them & no one informed him that he’d need to read them out loud.

Prounce the dam words right

The book disappointed in scope. Although I like the narrator in general his pronunciation of key words was upsetting. Where was discussion of Renewal Judaism? Or at least a mention. Overall I appreciated the book and appreciated keeping Israeli Palestinian conflict. Out and focusing on both law and beliefs.

disrespectful lack of research by narrorator

there are a lot of good facts for people but the narrator is lazy and has no knowledge of how to pronounce any of the non English words and even tells people that is how you pronounce the words disappointed in his lack of respect for Learning the culture he is showing individuals