Customer Reviews
Excellent for people with religious families - By: Karin Eggerath, 06 May 2008 
This is an excellent guide for anyone converting, & as I don't want to repeat the other reviews here I'll get straight to the point:
This book is excellent if your family is religious & your in-laws are jewish. Yet I am from a non-religious background & one of those rare single converts (no jewish boyfriend/fiance/husband). So pretty much half of the book is completely wasted on me, because even though the advice on how to tell your family, & how to get your jewish in-laws to accept you is great, it simply doesn't apply to singles like me.
So I was a little disappointed that I wasted money on just about 50% of the book, but it is a nice introductory guide. Just not for singles with no religious upbringing. I would highly recommend "Judaism for Dummies" here, which is brilliant (except for the daft title).
Caveat Emptor: only suitable for non-orthodox - By: Mr. D. Davidson, 23 Jan 2007 
A somewhat 'lay' view of what religion is all about but an invaluable guide to the process all the same.
Buyers be aware, the book is only appropriate for what the author calls "liberal" (i.e. non-orthodox) Judaism. For a guide to the Orthodox process the author recommends Rabbi Maurice Lamm's "Becoming a Jew".
A great introduction for converts - By: , 31 Jan 2004 This was the first book that I read to seek guidance on the essential points involvedin conversion. It was a great read & will continue to stand as a point of reference for me.
I recommend this book to anyone considering conversion or as a gift for the convert's family / friends.
A great step-by-step explaination of conversion - By: , 01 Sep 1998 Ths book dealt with a wide range of topics, trying to answer the "universal" questions of the Jew by Choice, such as how to cope with Christmas, how to tell one's parents, etc. However, by far the greatest strength of this book, & the reason I highly recomend it to anyone considering conversion, is the step-by-step explaination of what kinds of questions the rabbi will ask, what happens at the mikva, & what the bet din is like. This book got me really excited about conversion.
Extraordinarily helpful. - By: , 24 Dec 1997 As one who is new to the conversion process, I found this book to be extremely helpful. Not only does it describein user-friendly terms the actual procedures involvedin conversion, Ms. Dimante discusses areas involving psychological discomfort, i.e., how one's birth family might feel rejected, giving up the trappings of Christmas whether or not one believesin the concept. I read this bookin two sittings, & I didn't want to put it down. I know I'll read parts of it again.
