{"id":5233,"date":"2024-04-28T07:02:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T04:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shemtovgiyur.com\/blogs\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:01:42","slug":"blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shemtovgiyur.com\/en\/blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5233\" class=\"elementor elementor-5233 elementor-750\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c58f81 subbanner-be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"65560\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"3c58f81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Common Mistakes When Putting Them On                    <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n                                                                                                                                                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The conversion process we go through together at the Keter Shem Tov School includes deep immersion in the world of Jewish commandments, or mitzvot. 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You think the requirements are impossible. You think the road to real Judaism is full of bureaucratic barriers. Fears and myths about conversion sometimes create a distorted picture. They make you doubt your ability and your true intentions on this path. Conversion is&hellip;<\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                    \n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/shemtovgiyur.com\/en\/giyur\/conversion-your-main-enemy-fear-and-myths\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" >\n                                                                                    \u041f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0435\u0435                                         <\/a>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0413\u0438\u044e\u0440 \u0432 \u0418\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043b\u0435\u200b. \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0442\u044b. 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