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Conversion to Judaism is a very important decision for anyone considering this life-changing process. It is recommended that anyone wishing to become a Jew... Founded in 1900, Mosaic Law Congregation is the largest Conservative synagogue in the Sacramento region. Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, we take pride in our warm, friendly, multi-generational environment. We offer a large variety of services and programs for our 550 families and are continuously evolving and changing to meet our members’ needs.

A new guide to conversion to Judaism is now available online, with detailed information on the conversion process, rituals, official procedures, and the assistance offered to converts. Conversion to Judaism is not to be taken lightly. It is a long, complex process during which the convert expresses, in both words and deeds, his true wish to join the Jewish religion and the Jewish people. Conversion is especially important for new immigrants who have been maintaining a Jewish identity but are not considered Jewish according to the Halacha.

I welcome you with the ancient words of the Holy Temple: “Baruch ha’bah b’shem adonai” ("Be welcome you that come here, in the name of God, and you are specially blessed"). The decision to take on a Jewish religious identity is both significant and complex. The choice affects many areas of one's life: from self-concept and family relationships through the type of life style one adopts. While the resulting rewards and sense of fulfillment can be enormous, the challenges and frustrations can sometimes also seem overwhelming. Conscious of both the challenges and the opportunities, the purpose of this document is to; introduce the process of choosing Judaism, explain how I perceive the rabbi's role within that process, outline your spouse's role, describe your responsibilities in the process of choosing Judaism.

Becoming Jewish is an online information source for those considering conversion to Judaism, in the process of converting, Righteous Gentiles (B'nei Noach), and anyone interested in learning about Judaism. Please use the menus above to explore this site

Reform Judaism Boston, a site providing resources and helpful information for interfaith couples and individuals exploring Judaism and the Jewish community. We welcome your inquiries… If you are considering conversion to Judaism, we welcome your questions and are here to support your journey in whatever way we can. “The JUICE,” the interactive portion of our web site offers you many opportunities to ask questions, find answers and meet individuals like yourself who are seeking direction for the path ahead.

So, you want to become Jewish. I applaud your goal. Becoming Jewish is, as you realize, a significant and life-changing event. It is not a small matter by any means... Find out the hows, whys, & whens of Judaism.

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.

In commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day

The Center for Conversion to Judaism is an institute which offers a variety of programs and courses to introduce both Jews and non-Jews to Jewish learning and living. With locations in Manhattan and Northern New Jersey, the Center provides classes and experiences which help participants determine whether Judaism is appropriate for them. The Center provides the educational background for those seeking to learn about Judaism. Should students then desire conversion, they are expected to incorporate Jewish religious practices into their way of life accept the Jewish belief and value system and identify with the Jewish people.

Israeli Government Portal guides Conversion to Judaism. Detailed information about the conversion process- The conversion process is a long and complex one, at the end of which the convert has the same status as any other Jewish person. In this section you can read about the main groups applying for conversion and the criteria required to undergo the process.

The Diary of Anne Frank is the story of a 13-year-old Jewish girl and her family who are forced into hiding by the Nazis during World War II. By Jenny Hodge, Buddy Linder, and Gina Miller, The Middle School of Pacolet.

Jewish Bulletin, March 1, 1996.

With sections Family and Friends, Documentation, Photo gallery, and Behind the scenes.

"I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder..." -- Anne Frank, July 15, 1944, age 15 `Newspaper in Education' project of the St. Petersburg Times.

JDL is the most controversial, yet the most effective, of all Jewish organizations. Founded in 1968 by Rabbi Meir Kahane,ZT"L,HY"D , the activist group has been instrumental in such issues as Soviet Jewry, Nazi war criminals, anti-Semitism/Jew-hatred & Jewish self-defense. JDL is a non-commercial, non-profit, volunteer organization. We rely solely on donations from our membership & our supporters.

Educating Jews whom no synagogue or movement will ever find. Ohr Somayach E-Library plays a central role in Ohr Somayachs tremendous success in Jewish outreach. It contains billions of bytes of information (thats tens of thousands of pages) covering the entire spectrum of Jewish knowledge. The Ohr Somayach E-Library delves into Jewish history and explores the expanse of our peoples culture. The wisdom of the ages, while being presented in a clear modern idiom, is applied to every possible contemporary issue.

The Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory is the prime gateway to 492 high quality resources for the study of Judaism, including access to library catalogs and to databases like "RAMBI - Index of Articles in Jewish Studies".

The Department for Jewish Zionist Education The Pedagogic Center Web Site Manager includes information about Jewish Holidays. The mission statement of the Department of Education of the Jewish Agency calls for intensifying the multi-dimensional significance of Israel in connecting the next generation of the Jewish People to its heritage, people and homeland.

Jewish Holidays are so Jewish! And how, you may ask? If you live outside of Israel you know that the holidays are never on time. They are either early or late. Though Jewish Holidays are celebrated each year, the time of celebration depends on the Lunar based Hebrew Calendar, with each month beginning with the new moon. But since Jewish Holidays are also celebrating the solar seasons, Jewish leap years occur every two or three years… (find out more at Isolomon.com)

The official blog of JBlogSphere.Net - another J-Blog aggregator. Our site aggregates and displays posts from various Jewish blogs. Only posts made in the last 24 hours are displayed. You can preview posts by moving the mouse pointer over the post title. Below you will also find a list of blogs that this site aggregates with their RSS links.

In memory of the Jewish teenager who died at Bergen-Belsen, Germany, in 1945 - a victim of Nazi Genocide.

This is a transcript of a lecture which was presented by Anthony Anderson at the University of Southern California on October 24, 1995.

Essay by Catherine A. Bernard, part of `Women Writing the Holocaust'.

Essay by Dr. Philip Rosen Educational Director Holocaust Museum and Education Center Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

CNN review of the multimedia play "And Then They Came for Me": Remembering the World of Anne Frank

This put a lot of effort in providing an accurate play of the story of Anne Frank's life.

Web-page, designed as an introductory resource for anyone who is interested in the nature of Elizabethan anti-Semitism: both in its historical context and, in particular, how it is reflected and embodied in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

This website was designed to impart information about the Holocaust, also known as the Shoah: the persecution and mass murder of European Jewry and other minority groups which occurred in Europe from 1933-45.

The Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service (Gedenkdienst) is an alternative to Austria's compulsory national military service. Its participants serve at major Holocaust institutions. The intent of the Gedenkdienst program is to recognize Austria's part of the collective responsibility for the Holocaust and the responsibility of each and every one of us to ensure that it "never again" happens.

Official homepage for worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement that promotes Judaism and provides daily lectures and insights. Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, a movement, and an organization. Chabad is considered to be the most dynamic force in Jewish life today.

A Woman's Journey is the guide to the best free sources for spiritual growth and enlightenment on the Internet.

The Jewish Virtual Library is the most comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia in the world, covering everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism. So far, more than 13,000 articles and 6,000 photographs and maps have been integrated into the site

Aish HaTorah is an international network of Jewish educational centers. Our classes assume little or no Jewish background, and have achieved a worldwide reputation for making Judaism exciting, relevant and user-friendly.

Ani Yehudi - A volunteer organization that was formed in 1998, to aid our brothers and sisters around the world, by publishing and distributing thousands of books so that people unfamiliar can familiarize, learn and come close to their heritage of old. Ani Yehudi- publishes vital Jewish literature, such as transliterated Siddurim, Machzorim and Zemiros Benchers among other books. Presently undergoing final preparation stages are specialized posters of Brachos, Mitzvos and many other Jewish themes in Russian, for schools and for the home. We are soon beginning with a full line English literature as well.

Center for Biblical Hebrew is dedicated to teaching issues related to the original Hebrew text of the Bible. Lectures, Classes, Seminrs and tours to Israel are conducted. Our "Reading the Bible in Hebrew" class began in Phoenix, Arizona in 1995 and is still going strong. In a round table discussion the group is looking for those "nuggets" of ideas and revelations that are possible only through knowing what the original Hebrew says.

An educational, outreach and social service organization which serves the North American Jewish community.

Jewish Library of Jewish and Judaism Torah Classes in English for Jews. Rabbis from United States and Israel speak. Classes include topics on prayer , ethics , philosophy , Bible ,Mussar , and parasha ( Parasha ) and Passover and Purim. There are also hasidic stories told by Sterna Citron.

Official homepage for worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement that promotes Judaism and provides daily lectures and insights. Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, a movement, and an organization. Chabad is considered to be the most dynamic force in Jewish life today.

Dates of all major and minor Jewish holidays and fast days, with explanations, observances, and links to other articles of interest. From the Orthodox Union.

Judaism 101 is an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs. Wide variety of basic, general information about Judaism, Jewish holidays written from a traditional perspective in plain English.

Visit the Union for Reform Judaism's Jewish Holidays website for holiday guides, website links and ... General Information about Jewish Holidays…

JewishBlogging.com is the premier destination for showcasing and indexing Jewish blogs as well as offering other related Jewish news and information that is distributed by RSS. JewishBlogging.com features Jewish blogs covering a wide range of interests from Jewish news and kosher cooking through to Jewish film and Israel.

Great posts from 524 Jewish and Israeli blogs. JBlog Central provides an easy way to find Jewish blogs of interest. This site is our attempt to make sense of the Blogosphere. Not only do we aggregate blog entries from a wide variety of bloggers, but we also enable the audience to vote on their favorite posts. By analyzing the votes of confidence of our readers, it becomes apparent which blogs shine.

Jewish Blog about Judaism and more… from Velveteen Rabbi- I'm a writer, liturgist, and m'saderet living in western Massachusetts. I'm a student in the ALEPH rabbinic program, though I'm not an ordained rabbi yet (hence the "velveteen" part of my title; remember the Margery Williams book?) I'm regular shlichat tzibbur (services-leader) at my synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel in North Adams. When the rabbi's away I do my best to fill his shoes, and I had the extreme pleasure of taking the reins of our congregation during the four months of his sabbatical in 2006.

Jewish blog- Discussions on Jewish music and other topics concerning the Jewish populace.

A mixed media artist tells the story of her mother's survival of the Holocaust.

Yeshivat Tikun Ha'midot specializes in Jewish outreach - bringing Jews back to their roots; to their Father in Heaven through spreading the original teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

Calendar of Jewish holidays. Name of Jewish holidays include related information of Jewish holidays and events.

Official homepage for worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement that promotes Judaism and provides daily lectures and insights. Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, a movement, and an organization. Chabad is considered to be the most dynamic force in Jewish life today. You will also find a portal to collection of Jewish holiday websites. Explanations, observances, study, guide and multimedia to all major and minor Jewish holidays and fast…

"Anne Frank wrote to the world from the cramped quarters of a 4th floor attic. At 13, she described her life in Amsterdam, hiding in fear from the Nazis during World War II with her family…" MSNBC Dateline pages. Contains excerpts from Miep Gies' book, `Outside the Annex' and `Life during the War', and a section `Studying the Diary'.

Made for a school project. timeline, Holocaust, Photos, background.