Conversion

Status and Identity

Conversion is an incredibly important topic in Judaism, not to imply that the other topics are not as equally important but this one gets more of my attention. I also believe that the process of conversion should be open to anyone that feels they are or want to…

How I Feel About Conversion

Conversion is an incredibly important topic in Judaism, not to imply that the other topics are not as equally important but this one gets a lot of my attention. I believe that the process of conversion should be open to anyone that feels they are or want to be part of the Jewish…

Jew By Choice: I Don’t Like the Phrase

I do not like the term Jew by choice as it relates to Jews who have converted. It is another way of separating out Jews who are born Jewish versus those who were not. I believe that in today’s society, at least in this country, if a Jew, regardless if that…

The Meaning of God

I have always been challenged by my own concepts of God. As a rabbinical student I have wanted to understand not only what…

The Prozbul and Pesach

Last Sunday I was a paid cooperative at the Weaver’s way Coop. For those of you that do not know a paid cooperative is a member of the Co-op who is paid to work and I’m guessing it’s because the store did not get any members to volunteer for a particular shift. It’s pretty chilled work…