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How religious conversion affects family bonds

I converted to Buddhism five years ago but my Jewish mother still sets a place for me at Passover and cries when I do not participate fully.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Changing spiritual paths can feel like abandoning not just beliefs but the people who shaped your earliest sense of belonging.

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