Converting to Judaism

            Jewish Conversion Chicago

 

4500 Dempster st.
Skokie, IL 60076
ph: 847-675-4141
fax: 847-675-0327

Long Distance conversion: TOO FAR FROM A  RABBI WILLING TO TEACH AND CONVERT YOU?

cONTACT US AT rabbi@Convertjudaism.org

AND FIND OUT ABOUT OUR LONG DISTANCE PROGRAM OR GO TO

OUR LONG DISTANT CONVERSION PROGRAM www.convertjudaism.org/

 or www. convertjudaism.blogspot.com/  

 

 

Before considering other programs, make sure the Rabbis who convert you are members of the Conservative Rabbinical Assembly of America. Many rabbis who teach conversion are not accredited by the Conservative Rabbinate, and some are not members of any recognized rabbinic body. Rabbi Ginsburg, the head of our bet din/religious tribunal, is a member of the Rabbinical Assembly of America and the Chicago Board of Rabbis.

 

 

If you want to study the basics of Judaism in a college level, not for credit course, this one is ideal. It is organized in 16 sessions, has readings assigned, videos for lectures, terms to memorize, accompanying values, and a list of terms to learn with videos to help define them. We have Chicago's largest conversion program and have been assisting converts for 25 years.

 

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COSTS

Tuition

The tuition for the Long Distance Internet Conversion Program is : $500 person, $750 per couple for the curriculum and email and phone sessions with us. We want to talk with you so you can make sure this is the program for you. Since it is copywritten intellectual property, once we send out the program there are no refunds. Payable by check to Esynagogue, visa. mastercard or paypal.

Books and Materials

There are  books we require, with readings we assign for each session. They cost is $150 including shipping from us. ($185 to Europe or Asia). 

Dear Rabbi,

My name is X I am currently a double major at X . I study Psychology and Religion. I grew up in a home with my mom's side of the family being Baptist and my dad's family being Lutheran.

I greatly enjoy my studies at University but during my studies here, I feel that G-d has really moved in my life and confirmed feelings that I have had toward Judaism as being Truth.

There are no Synagogues around me and I am greatly interested in conversion. I have been reading over your websites and the other night I got so captivated by your videos I stayed up till 3 in the morning watching some of them.

I am writing to see if you would help me and guide me in the conversion process and my learning till I can get near a Synagogue. I have been circumcised and am currently going through Reshith Binah by Sidney Fish in order to learn to read Hebrew. I've also purchased Rosetta Stone for Hebrew (for my computer)...as well as Pinsler's Hebrew Series (that I listen to in my car) and to add to the Reshith Binah, I was given Biblical Hebrew vocabulary cards.

If there is any guidness or help that you are able to give me it would be of great help and blessing in my life.

Thank you for your time and your wonderful resources that have so richly blessed my life

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and I could say that I used everything You gave me."

 

My response

Thanks for writing. Wonderful and inspiring. Yes. We can do it long distance. We just set this up since so many like you have asked. Check out www.convertjudaism.org
You'd have to make one trip here to Chicago for the religious tribunal and immersion. You'd also need a ritual circumcision pin prick at that point. We can handle the counseling over the phone. I'll send the full curriculum with assigned readings.
In lieu of classtime, I'd ask you watch as many videos as you can. I have them, organized by weekly classes on the conversion website. I'd welcome your calls whenever you wanted to talk .
The most important thing the bet din will want to make sure is you do not believe Jesus is God, the son of God, the Messiah, etc.
Let me know if you want to pursue this.
It would be important to settle in a Jewish comunity and develop a relationship with a Rabbi and Congregation as soon as you could. Orthodox Rabbis will not accept this conversion, most likely. They only accept Orthodox, but that is extremely difficult to do and many come to us after giving up trying the Orthodox route.
Very sincerely,


 

 

Fees
You'd need to order the books. They'd run about $100 if you order. We can send them for $125 including shipping.or you can order on your own.
Our program  fee is $500 for the Long Distance learning class per person, $750 per couple. Once you are here, fees would be $125 for the immersion to the mikveh
$75 for the ritual cirumcision to the mohel (circumcisor)
2 X $100 honoraria for the other 2 Rabbis on the bet din.
Write ginsburg.gail@gmail.com   for details on the long distance conversion program program or see more at our cybersynagogue www.esynagogue.org

4500 Dempster st.
Skokie, IL 60076
ph: 847-675-4141
fax: 847-675-0327