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Avi M wrote a new blog post: Conversion Bill Update From the Masorti Movement – Its Good News!!! 22 minutes ago · View
Well this is good news! Maybe our emails did help! The Conversion Bill The Conversion Bill This is an update, and a thank you. As a result of the strong feelings expressed by so many, including many of you, the bill in the Knesset which would have affected conversion and the Law of Return has been sidetracked, at least for [...] -
Yair S wrote a new blog post: Who Am I Now, Anyway? Conversion to Judaism and Developing a Jewish Identity 15 hours, 51 minutes ago · View
As anyone who has studied Judaism in any depth can attest, conversion to Judaism is more than just adopting the religion of the Jewish nation, it is also becoming part of the people Israel. Yet the vast majority of conversations about why people convert or how they begin living a Jewish life seem to focus [...] -
Yair S wrote a new blog post: Getting a New Rabbi… in Northern Minnesota. 1 week ago · View
Hi all, Recently my congregation, Temple Israel in Duluth, Minnesota, completed a many months long process of searching for our new rabbi. Our current rabbi is headed to another community in a part of the country that is decidedly warmer and has a significantly larger Jewish community, and her decision to move on left us (ok, I will [...] -
Yair S wrote a new blog post: Yair Dalal – Connecting Jews and Arabs Through a Shared History 1 week ago · View
Hi all, I thought I would share with readers an artist who many have probably heard of before, and whose music is some of my very favorite. His name is Yair Dalal , and he is an Israeli Jew born to parents of Iraqi extraction. His music ranges from Jewish prayers to traditional Iraqi Jewish music to his [...] -
Avi M wrote a new blog post: URGENT ACTION REQUESTED regarding Knesset Conversion Bill 1 week ago · View
I just received an email from Rabbi Menachem Creditor of Netivot Shalom and the Shefa Network regarding a Conversion Bill that’s about to be presented to the Knesset. I’ve already posted about it here but I thought I should pass along Rabbi Creditors request on the main blog. Despite my own burnout and apathy on this subject, I would urge [...]
