Eternal Jewish Family Holding Seminar for Intermarried Couples Seeking a Universally Accepted Conversion
The Eternal Jewish Family wants to educate intermarried couples who are seriously contemplating or seeking a universally accepted conversion. The seminar, "When a Family Commits to Join the Jewish Family," will be held in Maryland this December 29-30th.
Suffern, NY (PRWEB) November 26, 2008 -- The Eternal Jewish Family is presenting a seminar to educate intermarried couples who are seriously contemplating or seeking a universally accepted conversion. The theme of the seminar is "When a Family Commits to Join the Jewish Family." It will be held at the Marriott Baltimore Hunt Valley Inn in Baltimore, Maryland, December 29-30th, 2008.
It is critical that when the commitment to become a full-fledged member of the Jewish people is made, the conversion meets all of the requirements of halacha. Then the union will be recognized by all rabbinic authorities across the globe. Couples, their children and their children's children will have the confidence to rely on this Universally Accepted Conversion.
The two-day seminar is similar to the successful seminars for intermarried couples held in Oxnard California, Phoenix, Arizona, and Montreal, Canada. Similar seminars were also held in Israel. Those who wish to attend should be currently seeking a universally accepted conversion, or have sought conversion which has been problematic.
Couples must be referred by the rabbi that they are working with and in most cases the rabbi himself joins the couple at the seminar. The seminar will educate couples on what it means to embark on such a serious and life-changing journey. Couples must be in the early stages of seeking a universally accepted conversion to attend.
The halachic conversion is vital for a family to be fully integrated into the Jewish lifestyle and community. Couples who do not obtain a universally accepted conversion may have problems being accepted into Jewish communities. This includes being unable to register their children in Jewish day schools.
EJF has helped many Jewish couples learn what's required to obtain a universally accepted conversion. The decision is not taken lightly - not only does it involve a serious commitment - but it can take a few years to complete.
Speakers at the seminar sessions are given by some of the world's most sought-after educators and lecturers and includes prominent Orthodox thinkers and lecturers. There will also be people who have gone through the experience of obtaining a universally accepted conversion to Judaism who will share their experiences of how they have sought to live an authentic Jewish life.
Speakers include:
Rabbi Leib Tropper, Rosh Yeshiva Kol Yaakov/Horizons and Chairman of the EJF's Rabbinic Committee
Rabbi Mordechai Neugroschel - a leading lecturer for Arachim, an outreach organization that has set the bar for creative and innovative approaches to educating unaffiliated Jews
Rabbi Mayer Schiller, noted thinker and lecturer
Rabbi Doron Kornbluth, author of the best-selling Why Marry Jewish? Surprising Reasons for Jews to Marry Jews
Rabbi Daniel Assor, a former Protestant minister and leader of the Jews for Jesus movement.
The cost for couples approved for participation is only $99 per person ($198 per couple). Scholarships are available and babysitting services can be arranged upon request. Please inquire about an extra room for those that wish to comply with Jewish law that only those who are halachically married should stay in the same room.
To sign up, couples should contact the rabbi who has been working with them on a UAC or sign up online at http://www.eternaljewishfamily.org/site/programs/seminar_application.
About Eternal Jewish Family:
Eternal Jewish Family is an affiliate of Horizons/Lillian Jean Kaplan Jewish Pride through Education Project and is dedicated to promoting universally accepted standards for conversions
in intermarriage and helping batei din and rabbonim around the globe by giving them the assistance and support they need throughout this challenging process.
EJF organizes major rabbinic conferences around the world led by the foremost Torah scholars to deliberate on universal conversion standards in intermarriage.
A complete list of Eternal Jewish Family seminars can be found at http://www.eternaljewishfamily.org/site/programs/seminars/
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