tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553854.post9038323183548912814..comments2023-07-30T05:44:07.372-04:00Comments on PinkDevora: In Response to "Rick"PinkDevorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806270908906377131noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553854.post-54074567613821821092009-02-18T11:42:00.000-05:002009-02-18T11:42:00.000-05:00Devora-Before we actually conceived, we considered...Devora-<BR/><BR/>Before we actually conceived, we considered Jewish adoption (husband is Reform, I am Not (as in Not Jewish)). We knew about the Jewish Family services, but we also knew the wait was longer there.<BR/><BR/>To be honest? The choice of China is yours to make. <BR/><BR/>I am assuming that you are planning to raise your daughter Jewish and I want to let you know, in our temple, there Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553854.post-4899032529893695062007-09-19T22:00:00.000-04:002007-09-19T22:00:00.000-04:00Not that it matters (I totally agree with you), bu...Not that it matters (I totally agree with you), but I did meet a woman with a really neat story about how she found her daughter who happened to be from a Jewish enclave somewhere in Russia. She met a woman on an airplane who was traveling with her adopted daughter. This lady mentioned how she wanted to adopt and the seatmate showed her a picture of a little girl she met at the orphange, henna's hearsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511809631655285307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553854.post-58737742702151367552007-04-29T20:29:00.000-04:002007-04-29T20:29:00.000-04:00I like your response! Also, doesn't Rick know that...I like your response! Also, doesn't Rick know that orthodox Rabbis sometimes discourage Jewish families from adopting the few and rare jewish children available for adoption, unless both their parents are known (which in the case of an orphanage, they might not be) We are not Orthodox, more like extra-tradional with a good does of modern-orthodoxy thrown in, but our rabbis actively discouraged usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553854.post-40466986849992926562007-03-23T16:40:00.000-04:002007-03-23T16:40:00.000-04:00Dont sweat it. There are like 8 agencies in NYC th...Dont sweat it. <BR/><BR/>There are like 8 agencies in NYC that deal with Jewish clients and Jewish kids but again, few and far between who is there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553854.post-60929487099021983092007-03-14T17:25:00.000-04:002007-03-14T17:25:00.000-04:00Good for you! As a fellow Jewish woman, I chose C...Good for you! As a fellow Jewish woman, I chose China because of the health of the majority of children. While of Russian ancestry I did not see Eastern Europe as a place for me to build a family due to the stories of abuse and high incidences of FAS. It's great for some, not for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553854.post-79272225849266998972007-03-13T09:00:00.000-04:002007-03-13T09:00:00.000-04:00Dear Devora - We do foster care - as in through th...Dear Devora - <BR/><BR/>We do foster care - as in through the state department of youth and family services. I can't tell you how many times we've been asked why we don't go through Ohel or another Jewish organization - it's like because we are Jewish and specifically Orthodox, obviously we should only seek out Jewish organizations. The fact is, thank G-d, there just aren't a whole lot of Jewish Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com