In 2017, NCEJ gave a substantial grant to The Rabbinical Assembly (RA) for subgrants to their members (Conservative synagogues). Of the six grants given in 2017-2018, two of them were … Read More
New NCEJ Grant to Support the Center for Conversion to Judaism in NYC
The Center for Conversion to Judaism (CCJ), located at Town and Village Synagogue in Manhattan, offers a variety of programs and courses for those wanting to learn more about Jewish … Read More
The Rabbinical Assembly Conversion Work Grant
The Rabbinical Assembly (RA) is the recipient of a significant grant from the National Center to Encourage Judaism to support the conversion work of colleagues. Having learned about our extensive … Read More
The “Conversion” Conversation
There’s a range of opinions on when to talk about conversion. This article, which appeared in CJ: Voices of Conservative/Masorti Judaism in 2014, is quite thought provoking for anyone involved … Read More
It’s Time for the Jews to Proselytize
This is a fascinating article by Orthodox rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Even if one doesn’t agree with all he says, his main point is absolutely true–rabbis and synagogues need to welcome … Read More
You Never Know When Someone Will Want to Convert
This article shows the importance of welcoming — and why NCEJ gives out grants for outreach and conversion efforts. –Ellen Why I Converted to Judaism While 7 Months Pregnant By … Read More
Finding a Way to Judaism
Here’s a story from reformjudaism.org I just came across about a woman who was brought up in another faith but found her home in Judaism as an adult. We need … Read More
Local Jewish Nonprofit Seeks Gentile Conversions
An interview about NCEJ by Suzanne Pollack Washington Jewish Week, December 2015: A Silver Spring nonprofit organization is funding outreach programs to non-Jews in an effort to bring them into … Read More
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