Shalom Rabbi, I am finding it almost literally impossible to convert. The closest Orthodox synagogue is a Chabad center, which is 30 miles away. I have left several voicemails and sent several emails, but have never gotten a single reply. I have a friend who converted and made aliyah, and today he told me that as far as he knows, Chabad doesn’t accept converts. He told me that he had to move halfway across the country to live in a community where the rabbi would convert him. I live in Tennessee. Do you have any advice for me? Thank you so much.

Asked on August 25, 2020