Convert to Judaism Online
a program of the Jewish Institute for Religious Training of Esynagogue.org for Converting to Judaism/Jewish conversion
or call 847-331-3584
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
1. Complete application form.
2. Purchase books; pay tuition by Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard), Paypal or Money Order
3. Complete all 16 Sessions
· Complete all assigned readings
· Watch videos
· Complete memory work
· Email terms with completed definitions for each session to Gail Ginsburg
· Study values for each session
· Demonstrate familiarity with all assigned materials
4. After completing all sessions write a final essay as assigned.
5. Return completed answers to “100 Questions.”
6. Each week during your process, find on the Jewish calendar and read the weekly Torah reading (Parsha) and commentary in the provided Etz Chayim Chumash. Return brief reports to 10 Parshaot over the course of your study process. Watch Rabbi Ginsburg's D’var Torah video for the week’s reading, which you can find at: http://weeklyvideodvartorah.blogspot.com/ (It will be the first one there that week).
7. Have conversations with Rabbi Gail Ginsburg and/or Rabbi Jonathan Ginsburg.
8. Demonstrate a commitment to Jewish living and religious practice.
9. Commit to learn basic Hebrew reading.
10. Appear before a Beit Din (rabbinical tribunal) at which time you will be asked the following questions:
- Do you choose to enter the eternal covenant between God and the people Israel and to become a Jew of your own free will?
- Do you accept Judaism to the exclusion of all other religious faiths and practices?
- Do you pledge your loyalty to Judaism and to the Jewish people under all circumstances?
- Do you promise to establish a Jewish home, and to participate actively in the synagogue and the Jewish community?
- Do you commit yourself to the pursuit of Torah and Jewish knowledge?
- If you should be blessed with children, do you promise to raise them as Jews?
11. Males will require circumcision. If already circumcised, a ritual circumcision is required. Males and females will require immersion in a mikvah (ritual bath).
12. Read and sign the declaration of Faith.
13. Pick out a Hebrew name. For legal/spiritual purposes your parents will be Abraham and Sarah.
