Welcome to the Conversion to Judaism Home Page, the web site of the Conversion to Judaism Resource Center. The Center provides information and advice to people who are considering converting to Judaism and to those who have converted. Members of the Advisory Board of the Conversion to Judaism Resource Center include: Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, Rabbi Rachel Cowan, Dr. Nan Fink, Dr. David Gordis, Rabbi Irving Greenberg, Yossi Klein Halevi, Dr. Edward Hoffman, Dr. Walter Jacob, Professor Julius Lester, Patti Moskovitz, Rabbi Barbara Penzner, Lena Romanoff, Susan Weidman Schneider, Rabbi Harold Schulweis, Rabbi Alan Silverstein, Rabbi Neal Weinberg, and Professor Zvi Zohar.

CONVERSION IN ISRAEL:

For 35 years the WUJS Institute--Center for Hebrew and Jewish Studies in Arad, Israel has provided intensive introductory Jewish education to young Jewish graducates and professionals from all over the world. This year WUJS has gained recognition to enable them to provide a conversion to Judaism course. The program runs under the auspices of the Institute of Jewish Studies as established by the Israeli government in the wake of the conclusions of the Neeman Report on conversion. The program provides serious residential study in a pluralistic environment leading to halachic conversion through the Israeli rabbinate. For further information, contact Rabbi Aubrey Isaacs

Here is a list of the current materials available on this Home Page about conversion to Judaism:

Should I Convert to Judaism?
How to Discuss Conversion to Judaism
Conversion: A Guide For Jewish Parents
The Conversion Process
How to Tell People About Your Conversion to Judaism
The Differences Between Judaism and Christianity
Learning Jewish Culture
Converting Infants and Children to Judaism: A Guide For Parents
Conversion to Judaism: Some Real Stories
Why the Jewish People Should Welcome Converts
An Open Letter to Jews By Choice
The Movements in Judaism
A Guide For the Conversion to Judaism Activist
How to Organize a Congregational Keruv (Outreach) Committee
How to Publicize a Conversion to Judaism Class
A Guide to Jewish Books and Videos
A Brief List of Books About Conversion to Judaism
Links Note: The Jewish Outreach Institute site includes a list of conversion courses around the country.

The Home Page will be expanded in the future to include additional information on conversion to Judaism as well as providing more links to Jewish resources.

Those readers who would like to help let others know about this web site can send for business cards to be handed out to people who request information and flyers to be placed on bulletin boards. For copies of the cards or flyers, please e-mail Barbara Shair at Shairsware@aol.com and thank you.


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