i think about the pure absurdity a lot of the fact that some parts of the jewish community are so culturally hostile to intermarriage and the idea of a rabbi being one that when i talked about how i was happy that i could be a rabbinical student now whilst dating a non-jew people got big mad about it.

im literally a gay man

@nevo @imstilljeremy I'm still kind of insulted by the insinuation that just because my boyfriend isn't Jewish (hes fully nonreligious), if I studied and committed myself to being a Rabbi.. I would never be enough and always be considered a cosplayer. Obviously if I did such I wouldn't do so for the sake of others, and other peoples feeling of my validity as a rabbi would never matter to me.

But at the same time, posting it in this thread under my post where I am celebrating the fact that Rabbinical school is now option for me again and explicitly using the words "cosplaying" just annoys the fuck out of me.

Dating as a gay man is difficult, and dating as a gay Jewish man is even more difficult. You don't know me and my observances, or my background. I'm in area where Jews are a small minority.

@nevo wow. Ok. So my conversion was for nothing I presume.

what would change that to you? Breaking up with my non Jewish boyfriend and dating a Jew? Or will I never be enough?