Finding a Home for the Soul: Interviews with Converts to Judaism

by Catherine Hall Myrowitz

Finding a Home for the Soul is a collection of interviews with people who have searched for greater meaning in life and have discovered Judaism's carefully wrought understanding and nurturing of the human spirit, manifested in ritual, prayer, and values. Catherine Hall Myrowitz introduces the reader to forty-two people who have graciously and courageously shared the motivation and experiences that ultimately led to their conversion to Judaism.

Genres: Judaism, Jewish

386 pages, Paperback

First published July 7, 1977

Reviews

[Shulamit "Shulie"]

If you're considering converting to Judaism, you'll find much with which to identify in this book. I enjoyed reading the diverse experiences of a wide variety of people moving into living a Jewish life, and seeing the similarities among their stories and my own.