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My Unorthodox Life on Netflix - An Open Letter to Julia Haart from Dengie
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Hi. I'm Dengie. I am a gentile. I yearn to become an Orthodox Jew. I'm not strange. Not a fundamentalist. Not narrow minded. I am a truth seeker. I have met many Orthodox Jews from around the world, including Monsey. They are amazing and inspiring people. Get to know them. Not through #Netflix #myorthodoxlife #thisisorthodox
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dear julia my name is danjulin
i am a gentile i am also on the process
of my conversion
a lot of people have asked me why
i want to become jewish this is the most
persecuted religion in the world
why would i want to leave this life
behind
and settle for something new something
unknown to me my answer
is not going to satisfy any one of you
but i am certain for the fact that i
have done
all the things that i want to do in my
secular life
and i have been so fortunate and so
blessed because i was able
to provide for my family since i was 17.
i was able to build them a decent house
i traveled the world all by myself
and i have had my dream job
in a corporate world and on top of that
i am also happily teaching
in college yes i have been feeding
my secular goals and secular ambitions
what about my nashamah what about
hashem can i also
have a shared responsibility to bring
kedushah
here in alam can i also
have that akrio julia
i am not the right person to judge you
in order to say
something that you can see in or to
criticize you
but i cannot understand your description
about judaism
as to fundamentalism to me
it is not to me it is about hashem
knowing him loving him connecting with
him
and serving him in the right and proper
way
julia i long for the life that you have
abandoned
a life that is full of opportunity to
connect to hashem
a life with torah in which my
world is currently deprived of you are
just so
blessed julia you and your people
you are chosen all the i'm israel
you have the comfort you have the
athlete
a responsibility that i do not have
i cannot obligate myself
and that hurts me yes
i envy you i envy you because
anytime you want you can have a rabbi
you have a jewish community where you
can celebrate
hag together
you have a torah you have a jewish home
i do not have all of this and to be
honest with you
i do not even know when i can become
officially and halal jewish
yes every day i try to become like you
to become a true
but i will fight harder i will pray
harder
and i will work harder
to become a jew to become a happy jew
and a summer misfocus