With Pesach literally just around the corner the fine folks from Ziegler are offering up several audio podcasts to inspire and help with those last minute perpetrations. For those of you not familiar with Ziegler here is a brief bio blurb from their website. “The Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies made history when it opened [...]
IKAR OF JUDAISM Lecture Series Available Online!!!
March 20, 2010 By 6 Comments
If you’re in LA you probably already know about IKAR and Rabbi Sharon Brous the community’s charismatic leader. But for those of you not in the know, IKAR is probably best described as Los Angeles’ leading Jewish independent community. It’s a fantastic blend of worship, social action and (I’m told) as of late, study. Rabbi [...]
Conversion Bill Update From the Masorti Movement – Its Good News!!!
March 16, 2010 By 1 Comment
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 [...]
URGENT ACTION REQUESTED regarding Knesset Conversion Bill
March 8, 2010 By 13 Comments
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 [...]
Learn Live Online Tonight With Rav Bradly Artson – Learning to Love the God you Actually Believe In
March 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This just came to me via email and I thought it was worth mentioning. This evening the NewCAJE is hosting a webinar featuring one of my very favorite rabbis. I’m going to try to make this if I can as it’s sure to be some good learning and proceeds are going to support and important [...]
Open Beta – Let’s Get This Party Started!
February 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Wow it’s already been close to a month since my last post and I’m happy to report that in that time we’ve made a lot of progress regarding the new website design. As I’m sure you can see by the new layout and new features now available here at JewsByChoice.org, we are trying to move [...]
We’re back!
January 24, 2010 By 3 Comments
After an extended hiatus it’s time for JewsByChoice.org to kick back into gear. While it’s true that our forum has continued (albeit slowly) to generate some discussion over the last year or so, our blog has been pretty much dead in the water. We have not had any serious contributor generated content, including news, opinion [...]
