By Mayyim Hayyim Staff To date, nearly 2000 people have chosen Judaism at Mayyim Hayyim! April, May and June are particularly busy months for “brand new Jews”. Ever wonder what goes through people’s minds as they finalize their conversion or affirmation process at Mayyim Hayyim? Here are some quotes from our guest book… Thank you […]
Continue Readingby Julia Becker Collins, Director of Community Engagement When my husband and I were in our Introduction to Judaism class at Temple Beth Shalom, we had a class discussion about what is often called the “December Dilemma.” This is the coined phrase that surrounds the ‘conflict’ that appears to many interfaith families and couples at […]
Continue ReadingThis post originally appeared on JewishBoston.com, and was written by Sam Kaplan and Rachel Wilson on behalf of Reform Jewish Outreach Boston When I was introduced to Rachel by a mutual friend, I was told that she was my perfect match: cute, fun, and Jewish! Well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad! Given the topic […]
Continue ReadingAs a rabbi working with hundreds of interfaith couples, I would have to say that there are as many reasons someone in an interfaith relationship would choose to convert as there are interfaith couples. Some have been thinking about being Jewish since childhood, others have only come to consider it since dating someone Jewish and […]
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