A virtual orientation session takes place from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, Thursday, August 12, for those enrolling in the 36-week Judaism for conversion candidates course. The program is intended for those considering conversion to Judaism. Classes will take place virtually and some sessions may rotate among the synagogues later in the year.
The year-long course will begin August 19 and is taught on a rotating basis by rabbis from the Reform, Conservative, Orthodox and Progressive movements. It is intended to acquaint those considering conversion to Judaism with what it means to live Jewishly. Each student is required to secure a congregational rabbinic sponsor and meet the conversion requirements developed by their sponsoring rabbi. Classes will take place virtually and some sessions may rotate among the synagogues later in the year.
This course allows future Jews-by-choice the opportunity to meet one another, and to learn not only about Judaism but also about the Kansas City Jewish community.
The class provides a comfortable forum for students to learn about Jewish holidays, home celebrations, life-cycle observances, history, rituals and Jewish prayer, Torah, Israel, Judaism’s view about God, and about our religion’s movements. Each class will include a 30-minute basic Hebrew component.
Participants will also combine Jewish learning with Jewish “doing” as they become part of a shared community and create Jewish memories by taking part in Shabbat and holiday celebrations and observances at Sukkot, Chanukah and Passover.
Visit kcrabbi.org for information. To register, contact Annette Fish, Rabbinical Association administrator/program director, by email at or 913-327-8226.
Funding for this Rabbinical Association program is generously provided by the Menorah Heritage Foundation and the National Center to Encourage Judaism. This course is taught through a collaborative educational partnership with the Miller Introduction to Judaism Program of American Jewish University.
