Strangers No More: One Family's Exceptional Journey from Christianity to JudaismGefen Publishing House Ltd, 2005 - 134 pages In this book, Brunell reveals the personal account of his wife and children, as they embark on the journey of a lifetime he explains why he chose to walk down a different path, from a privileged and comfortable one -- for something so difficult and different. He believes that by sharing his experiences, he will help others realise and rediscover the preciousness and uniqueness of Judaism. |
Contents
From The Beginning Our Early Years in Finland | 1 |
My Entrance into Priesthood | 9 |
In Search of Greener Pastures | 13 |
Seeds of Doubt | 19 |
Fighting the Tide | 37 |
New Awakenings | 43 |
In the Public Eye | 47 |
No Mans Land | 53 |
A Land Flowing With Milk and Honey | 75 |
Our Personal Exodus | 83 |
A Taste of Israeli Culture | 89 |
The Challenge of Conversion | 99 |
Young Love | 109 |
A Gift from Up Above | 115 |
Not Just A Wedding But A Completion | 123 |
We Made It Home | 129 |
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Popular passages
Page xv - Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.