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How difficult is it being Jewish?

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How difficult is it being Jewish?

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Some Jews live a very strict lifestyle and some do not live that much different than everyone else. If you convert Orthodox you would be required to live within walking distance of an Orthodox synagogue (driving on the Sabbath is forbidden). You would be expected to keep kosher and have separate plates and utensils for meat and dairy products. This means no mixing meat and dairy in the same food or serving them together in the same meal. There is some disagreement as to how long you must wait between eating dairy and meat if the dairy was ate first. There are a lot of details that are expected to be observed such as you are not supposed to tie a knot or write on the Sabbath nor are you supposed to turn on a light or any other electrical device Conservative Judaism is not as strict although the “official position” on many issues is similar to that of Orthodox Judaism. Most, if not all rabbis would consider converting you even if you lived nowhere near a synagogue and they knew you would

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