4.9 • 992 Ratings
🗓️ 9 November 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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In this heartfelt interview, Jessica, a Korean adoptee raised in the American Midwest, shares her journey of self-discovery that led her to embrace Orthodox Judaism and reconnect with her birth family. She opens up about her search for identity, love, and acceptance, blending two worlds that seem worlds apart. Today she goes by, Nomi Spain-Levy and her story is filled with moments of courage, humor, and insight into what it means to truly belong. Watch for an inspiring look at family, resilience, and finding roots in the most unexpected places.
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0:00.0 | When my mother passed away, my father basically decided that he didn't want us to have any contact with my aunts and uncles. |
0:07.1 | And that's why he picked us up and he put us, he took us from California to Minnesota and put us in foster care. |
0:14.2 | Having met my Korean family, like, you know, I have an amazing relationship with my adoptive family. |
0:18.5 | And I'm so grateful to them. |
0:20.6 | And, you know, they come to Israel and they're such a part of my kid's lives. And, you know, they've adoptive family. And I'm so grateful to them. And, you know, |
0:21.1 | they come to Israel and they're such a part of my kids' lives. And, you know, they've accepted my |
0:25.0 | conversion and they've seen all the sides of me. Nomi was adopted and had a happy childhood. |
0:30.5 | But no, she wasn't adopted by Jewish parents. And her biological parents weren't Jewish either. |
0:36.2 | So how did this Korean model find yourself living |
0:39.1 | an Orthodox Jewish life in Rechavia Israel? |
0:41.8 | This is a story about the search for MS, the truth, |
0:44.8 | and the journey toward true self-acceptance. |
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