Who Jew? You Jew? - The Complexities of Contemporary Conversion
Brent Chaim Spodek
Many thousands of Jews are practicing a religion into which they were not born. We'll look at some of the classical sources on conversion, some of the contemporary issues around conversion in the U.S., Israel and elsewhere, and discuss what the future might hold for this issue in the Jewish community.
Notes
Prerequisites: None; translations will be provided for all Hebrew material.
Categories
- Intermediate Text
- Spiritual and Religious Life
- Afternoon Course
Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek lives in Beacon New York with his wife Alison and their daughter Noa. When he isn't hiking or inexpertly playing the drum, he is the Rabbi in Residence at American Jewish World Service, where he writes, teaches and oversees a program to educate rabbis about human rights issues in the Global South.
