My Conversion Story Journal

July 14, 2025

I know it has been a couple weeks since I have updated my journey. Now that I am back and on the verge of going into the mikvah, there is so much work to do, on top of working (summer school) and still learning. I had a short freak out week when I returned from Utah. I'm not sure why, but I did. I quickly got over it, and started making a plan of what I needed to do to prepare for the mikvah.

So much of my journey it seems is in my kitchen. I will be going to the mikvah soon, so I am working to prepare. I have been using my old dishes and just separated them to be meat, dairy, and parve for practice. Now, it is time to get new dishes and put them aside for when I go into the mikvah so they can be toiveled (put in the dish mikvah) before I use them. I need to wash out my cupboards, and then line them before putting the new dishes in them. Most of my cupboards are bare at the moment.

I need to get rid of all of my open food, clean out my fridge and freezer, and clean it well with bleach. This means eating out or prepackaged food for the time that I don't use my fridge. I gave away all my opened foods that I couldn't finish before the mikvah, and am eating from what I have left. This can only last a couple more days before I need to finish cleaning the rest of the kitchen.

I talked to the guy I'm renting from, and he told me what the countertops are made of and how they can be koshered. My Rabbi will be coming with someone to kosher my kitchen.

My Rabbi is finding someone to make the mezuzah scrolls for my doorways. They will need to be put up as well.

It's a busy summer, and I'm excited more and more each day for this next chapter in my life.