Engage in lively discussions like the sages of times past
Saturday mornings in the Sisterhood Room (1st floor)
or Temple Library (2nd floor)
8:45 Bagels, Coffee, & Tea
9:00 Torah Study
10:30 Shabbat Minyan in the Rose Chapel
Weekly Torah Portion
Conversion
The Reform Movement welcomes and supports those who choose to explore Judaism. Jews by Choice are a gift to our people and to our communities. While each person's path into Jewish life is unique, there are shared questions and experiences that are common to many. We hope to help you find answers to some of your basic queries and to point the way to additional sources.
About 2,000 years ago, a famous rabbi named Hillel was asked if he could teach the entire Torah, everything there is to know about Judaism, on one foot. Hillel replied, “What is hateful to you, do not do to another. That is the Torah; the rest is commentary, go and learn it.”
As Hillel explained, at the core of Judaism is a strong emphasis on personal ethics. This emphasis on ethics is especially true in Reform Judaism due to the movement's strong commitment to social justice issues. Our movement took root in North America more than 130 years ago and is now the largest Jewish movement in North America, with more than 900 congregations and 1.5 million members. The quest to discover the entirety of the Jewish story will take you across centuries and continents.
Please contact Rabbi Berger at mberger@temple-emanuel.org if you are interested in learning more about the process of conversion.
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