Shalom everyone. I know some of the more cynical people out there might think I’m joking, but I’m being completely serious. I’ve been interested in the culture for years; it started with klezmer music and eventually led me to various rabbinical speeches I found online. I’ve always been fascinated by the emphasis on community, tradition, and the sense of uniformity within the culture.
I was agnostic for most of my life, but I eventually realized I needed more structure. Because of that, I converted to Catholicism at 29, and I’m now 31.
I want to have children in the next few years, but I’m worried that nobody in the Jewish community would want a man like me. That isn't a complaint, not saying Jewish people aren't accepting, and I completely understand the complexities involved. I’m really just asking if I should pursue the conversion I’ve been interested in for so long, or if I should stay with the 'next best thing' and remain Catholic, where I at least know I have a chance of building a family and a community.