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Ahuva Gray served as a Baptist minister in the African American community both in Chicago and Los Angeles for fourteen years.<ref>http://www.cardiffshul.org/archive_of_recent_events.htm</ref><ref>http://www.jewishmag.com/64mag/ahuva/ahuva.htm</ref> |
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'''Ahuva Gray''' (née '''Delores Gray''') is a writer on religion and [[memoir]]ist. She is a former [[Baptist]] minister who converted to [[Judaism]] and chronicled her changing beliefs in the book ''My Sister, the Jew'', published in 2001. |
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She came under doubts of the Christian faith when she says she discovered discrepencies in the New Testament. This began a process of searching for the truth. Eventually she came upon Judaism and subsequently saw that the teaching in Judaism made the most sense to her. As she began studying the Jewish texts, she began realizing that the Torah made the most sense to her. In 1996, she lost her position as a Christian minister and become an Orthodox Jew. She written much of her journey including publishing a book about her journey titled "My Sister, the Jew". She also been known for giving speeches concerning her journey, to several [[Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life|Hillel]]s and the Orthodox Union. |
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Gray is [[African-American]] and was born to a Baptist working-class family in the [[North Lawndale, Chicago|Lawndale]] neighborhood of Chicago. She is a relative of baseball player [[Lorenzo Gray]]. |
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Gray worked for 23 years as a [[flight attendant]], living in Los Angeles. She became a Baptist minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ahuvahgray.com/reviews_JPOST.php |title=Ahuvah Gray |publisher=Ahuvah Gray |access-date=3 August 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100727030951/http://ahuvahgray.com/reviews_JPOST.php| archive-date= 27 July 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> She began to doubt [[Christianity]] when she found what she believed were discrepancies in the [[New Testament]]. Her discovery prompted a process of searching for a renewed faith. Eventually she found and studied Judaism; Gray believed that the Torah made the most sense. In 1996, she gave up her position as a [[Christian minister]] and completed conversion to become an Orthodox Jew. She took the name of Ahuva.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishmag.com/64mag/ahuva/ahuva.htm |title=Ahuva Gray |publisher=Jewishmag.com |date=February 2003 |access-date=3 August 2010}}</ref> |
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She has written a book about this journey, entitled ''My Sister, the Jew'' (2001). |
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Since the late 20th century, Gray has lived in [[Bayit VeGan]], [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite web|date=Summer 2006|author=Mordechai S Chiller|url=http://ou.org.s3.amazonaws.com/pdf/ja/5766/summer66/34_36.pdf|access-date=16 April 2023|website=Jewish Action|title=A Former Minister Finds Torah|archive-date=4 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704225742/http://ou.org.s3.amazonaws.com/pdf/ja/5766/summer66/34_36.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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*http://www.aish.com/societyWork/arts/Gifts_of_a_Convert.asp |
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*http://www.aish.com/societyWork/arts/From_Mississippi_to_Mount_Sinai.asp |
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*http://www.tufts.edu/as/stu-org/hillel/eventscalendar.htm |
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*http://www.ou.org/torah/tt/5760/korach60/print.doc |
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*http://www.torah.org/features/firstperson/baptist.html?print=1 |
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*''My Sister the Jew'' Philipp Feldheim Inc, (2001) {{ISBN|1-56871-276-6}} |
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* [http://www.aish.com/ci/a/48943156.html Gifts of a Convert] |
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* [http://www.aish.com/societyWork/arts/From_Mississippi_to_Mount_Sinai.asp From Mississippi to Mount Sinai] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218064424/https://www.aish.com/societyWork/arts/From_Mississippi_to_Mount_Sinai.asp |date=18 February 2020 }} |
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Latest revision as of 23:13, 7 August 2024
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Ahuva Gray (née Delores Gray) is a writer on religion and memoirist. She is a former Baptist minister who converted to Judaism and chronicled her changing beliefs in the book My Sister, the Jew, published in 2001.
Biography
[edit]Gray is African-American and was born to a Baptist working-class family in the Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. She is a relative of baseball player Lorenzo Gray.
Gray worked for 23 years as a flight attendant, living in Los Angeles. She became a Baptist minister.[1] She began to doubt Christianity when she found what she believed were discrepancies in the New Testament. Her discovery prompted a process of searching for a renewed faith. Eventually she found and studied Judaism; Gray believed that the Torah made the most sense. In 1996, she gave up her position as a Christian minister and completed conversion to become an Orthodox Jew. She took the name of Ahuva.[2]
She has written a book about this journey, entitled My Sister, the Jew (2001).
Since the late 20th century, Gray has lived in Bayit VeGan, Jerusalem.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ahuvah Gray". Ahuvah Gray. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ^ "Ahuva Gray". Jewishmag.com. February 2003. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ^ Mordechai S Chiller (Summer 2006). "A Former Minister Finds Torah" (PDF). Jewish Action. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
Bibliography
[edit]- My Sister the Jew Philipp Feldheim Inc, (2001) ISBN 1-56871-276-6
External links
[edit]- Ahuvah Gray
- Gifts of a Convert
- From Baptist to Beshert
- From Mississippi to Mount Sinai Archived 18 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- American Orthodox Jews
- Converts to Judaism from Baptist denominations
- Converts to Orthodox Judaism
- Living people
- American emigrants to Israel
- Israeli people of African-American descent
- African-American Jews
- African-American former Christians
- Jewish women writers
- Flight attendants
- American women writers
- 21st-century African-American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 21st-century African-American writers
- 21st-century African-American people