Film Screening: Converts--The Journey of Becoming Jewish
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 • 4 Sivan 5783
7:00 PM - 9:00 PMTemple Beth ShalomFollow several non-Jews from around the world as they go through the conversion process. Diana from Costa Rica found out about her Spanish-Portuguese Jewish roots from a high school genealogy project. Adam from Toronto was raised as a Pentecostal Christian but started questioning his beliefs as a teenager. Bianka from Warsaw wanted community and an intellectual approach to spirituality. All of our characters are on a journey of self-discovery and negotiating their relationships with family, friends and significant others. All are searching for identity and connection. Through following their conversion process, we are vicariously exposed to a range of Jewish ideas and practices. Along the way we get a chance to meet their teachers and guides and the community that they seek to join.
Following the film will be a Q&A panel with rabbis from Congregation Agudas Achim, Congregation Beth Israel, Congregation Shir Ami, Congregation Tifferet Israel, and Temple Beth Shalom.
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