Shabbat As A Beginning Convert
I'm at the very beginning of my journey and have recently sent an email to a nearby synagogue about their classes on Judaism. I want to do what I can to observe Shabbat for the first time tomorrow, as I have managed to get the day off; however, I do not want to be insensitive, as I am not officially a conversion candidate/in classes yet. I have found a resource that is myjewishlearning.com, and wanted to see if it was an acceptable thing to try and observe some amount of traditions and say specific prayers. I have Jewish friends who have been kind and encouraging to me in seeking these things out (they are online friends and not people I know irl), and I wanted to be thorough in how respectful I am with this.
Other than that, I hope to become active on this subreddit as I slowly continue on my journey!. I have considered converting for years and even got near starting the process around 2022. Due to personal life circumstances, I was unable to be in a stable enough place to focus on converting to something that requires so much dedication. It is only now, in 2026, that I have come to fully accept that this is what I want and what I will do. I just started a new job- a good job- and now I finally have the time to study. I'm finally out to coworkers as a woman, and my life is in the best place it has ever been. I want to show and share my gratitude to G-d through this as well.
Also, any additional resources are greatly appreciated!