judaism

With the ritual bath's echoes of sexuality and its demand for self-abnegation, the prospect of immersion can create some trepidation for the prospective convert.

It is difficult to speak of a single or official Jewish worldview, theology, or philosophy. Instead, we must speak of Jewish theologies and philosophies: the various and varied religious worldviews articulated during Judaism's long history.

Jewish tradition assumes that our actions are significant.

Excerpts from June 2001 Conference

Conversion requires such a big life change that the motivations must be genuine and psychologically well grounded.

This legal opinion from the Masorti (Conservative) movement in Israel takes the lenient opinion that a convert should not explicitly reject any Jewish law.

Shavuot commemorates the spring harvest and the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.

The substance of Maimonides' principles was never in dispute; the ramifications of rejecting them were.

The struggle to find personal meaning in words of Torah and to share that message with the community is the essence of Jewish spiritual maturation.