Up Front
Tom Tugend
June 5, 1997
The first thing that catches the eye when meeting Sister Rose Thering is the large pendant of a Star of David intertwined with a Cross dangling from her neck.
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June 5, 1997
Who Was Bart Crum?
Rob Eshman
June 5, 1997
Who was Bart Crum? Now there\’s a question that separates the young from the old, or, to be kind, the younger from the older.
Finding Their Way
Jewish Journal
June 5, 1997
Like most converts, the Hardins take the precepts of their adopted faith more seriously than many born to it, and they display an intense hunger for knowledge, as if to make up for what they missed during their childhoods.\n
10 Ways to Welcome Converts
Jewish Journal
June 5, 1997
Rabbi Maller has written dozens of articles on conversion during his 30 years at Temple Akiba, Culver City. In \”God, Sex and Kabbalah\” (Samuel Weiser), he notes that many converts to Judaism were found to have Jewish ancestors.\n\n\n
Converts to Judaism Can Now Find Each Other Online
Jewish Journal
June 5, 1997
Converts to Judaism can now find each other — and counsel from several rabbis — on line.
Ruth’s Legacy
Tom Tugend
June 5, 1997
At next week\’s Shavuot services, the moving words from the Book of Ruth, expressing the biblical convert\’s pledge of fidelity to Judaism, will be read in synagogues around the world.
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