AJFF Presents: "CONVERTS: THE JOURNEY OF BECOMING JEWISH" | Shalom Austin
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AJFF Presents: “CONVERTS: THE JOURNEY OF BECOMING JEWISH”

May 24 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

$12

Follow 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.

Details

Date:
May 24
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost:
$12
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Website:
https://austinjff.org/events/convertsthejourneyofbecomingjewish/

Contact

David Finkel
Phone:
512 576 7278
Email:
dfinkel@austinjff.org
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Venue

Temple Beth Shalom
7300 Hart Lane
Austin, TX 78731 United States
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Phone:
512-735-8900
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