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Don’t Forget About Jewish Summer Camp (It’s Sooner Than You Think)

I’m bumping this post (which was originally posted last month) up to the top as reminder for those of you, who may have forgotten about the Jewish Discovery Shabbat at OSRUI and as an FYI to those of you who missed it the first time round.
Avi
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Cross-posted on Accidentally Jewish. This is an opportunity for people [...]

An Orthodox Conversion Story: The Decision (Part II)

In 1994, I backpacked through Europe for 10 weeks.  While there, I met a Swedish Jew who wasn’t religious, but was very Jewishly knowledgeable.  His Jewish youth activities had taken him all over Jewish Europe and Israel, and he encouraged me to explore my Jewish roots.  While I didn’t care much for him as a [...]

Why I Am Not a Reform Jew - Even if I Get the Magazine…

Given some reading I have done lately, and the degree to which I have enjoyed recent conversations I have had with friends about this topic, I thought it might be interesting to write about why, despite the fact that I am a member of a Reform/Reconstructionist shul, I am NOT a Reform Jew.
The Reform Movement [...]