Choosing To Be Chosen

Pennie Ungar-Sargon: The Finnish and Evangelical Missionary Turned Orthodox Jewish Convert

Pennie Ungar-Sargon, aka Ashira, is of Finnish descent, and she grew up in the Evangelical church. She was a missionary all around the world, believing it was her job to

Roman Thomson: The Canadian Christian and Actor Who Chose An Orthodox Jewish Conversion

Roman Thomson, an actor and filmmaker, grew up in Saskatchewan, Canada, where he was raised Christian. He connected to parts of it, but he always had more questions. He b

Sarah Berman: The 100-Year-Old Convert and Wife of Legendary Comedian Shelley Berman

Sarah Berman was born in 1926 and just turned 100. Growing up in Chicago, she went to Catholic school and church, but she kept asking questions that could not be answered

Aja Cohen: The Italian Catholic from New Jersey Who Converted and Is Now a Jew

Aja Cohen grew up in an Italian Catholic family in New Jersey. Sunday night dinners were her favorite time of the week, and she cooked all the classic Italian cuisine. Sh

Clementine Zabner: The Determined French Woman Who Would Stop at Nothing to Convert

Clementine Zabner grew up in Paris, France going to Catholic school, rebelling, and questioning everything. When she discovered Judaism as a teenager, she knew it was the

Special Episode: Kylie Ora Lobell Answers Questions on Jewish Conversion

In this special episode of "Choosing to Be Chosen," host Kylie Ora Lobell sits down at the mic to answer your questions on Jewish conversion. 

Naomi Selick: The Convert Who Didn't Start Out in an Orthodox Program -- But Ended Up a Proud Orthodox Jew

Naomi Selick took a windy path to becoming Jewish -- and specifically, Orthodox Jewish. This convert, who had a very interesting childhood due to the nature of her father

Delta Goldstein: The Daughter of Agnostic Hippies on a Houseboat Who Discovered Judaism in College

Delta Goldstein was raised on a houseboat in Northern California. Her parents were agnostic, and she grew up not thinking about religion or God. Then, when she went to co

Episode 5: Chloe Traicos: The Zimbabwean Actress Who Converted to Judaism -- Then Discovered Her Jewish Roots

Chloe Traicos is a Los Angeles based actress ("The Righteous Gemstones") grew up in Zimbabwe in a Christian family. While her mother and sister were very dedicated to the

Episode 4: Moshe Katyal: The Indian Convert Who Fell In Love With Hasidic Judaism

Moshe Katyal grew up not practicing religion in India. When he came to America and met the love of his life, who was Jewish, he decided to look into Judaism. He ultimatel

Episode 3: Tehilla: The Christian Filipino Who Fell in Love With Hebrew and Judaism -- And Is Now an Orthodox Jew

Tehilla, Trisha Limgenco Hana, grew up as a Christian in the Philippines. Once she started working with Israelis in New York City, she became interested in the Hebrew lan

Episode 2: Yehudah Pryce: The Former Gang Member and Convict Who Spent 16 Years in Prison - Now He's an Orthodox Jew

Yehudah Price grew up in California, becoming a gang member as a teenager. He got in trouble with the law and ended up behind bars for nearly two decades. While there, he

Episode 1: Esther: The Christian Missionary in Jerusalem Who Ended Up Becoming a Jew

Esther was a South African Christianity missionary who went to Jerusalem and stood at Jaffa Gate, trying to convert Jews to Christianity. What she discovered is that she

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