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    Conversion Programme: Rabbinical Council of America - Montreal Region

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    This document outlines the required reading list and curriculum for the conversion program run by the Rabbinical Council of Montreal. The curriculum covers topics such as theology, Jewish history, Israel, prayer, Shabbat, holidays, kashrut, gender issues, family purity, ethics, and life cycle events. Required reading includes books on the Torah, prayer, Shabbat observance, Jewish history, and other topics. Students will also gain experience through attending synagogue services, practicing Shabbat and holidays, visiting Israel if possible, and implementing the laws and practices they are learning. The goal is to provide a comprehensive education to help converts fully integrate into Jewish religious life.

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    This document outlines the required reading list and curriculum for the conversion program run by the Rabbinical Council of Montreal. The curriculum covers topics such as theology, Jewish history, Israel, prayer, Shabbat, holidays, kashrut, gender issues, family purity, ethics, and life cycle events. Required reading includes books on the Torah, prayer, Shabbat observance, Jewish history, and other topics. Students will also gain experience through attending synagogue services, practicing Shabbat and holidays, visiting Israel if possible, and implementing the laws and practices they are learning. The goal is to provide a comprehensive education to help converts fully integrate into Jewish religious life.

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    This document outlines the required reading list and curriculum for the conversion program run by the Rabbinical Council of Montreal. The curriculum covers topics such as theology, Jewish history, Israel, prayer, Shabbat, holidays, kashrut, gender issues, family purity, ethics, and life cycle events. Required reading includes books on the Torah, prayer, Shabbat observance, Jewish history, and other topics. Students will also gain experience through attending synagogue services, practicing Shabbat and holidays, visiting Israel if possible, and implementing the laws and practices they are learning. The goal is to provide a comprehensive education to help converts fully integrate into Jewish religious life.

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    Conversion Programme: Rabbinical Council of America - Montreal Region

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    This document outlines the required reading list and curriculum for the conversion program run by the Rabbinical Council of Montreal. The curriculum covers topics such as theology, Jewish history, Israel, prayer, Shabbat, holidays, kashrut, gender issues, family purity, ethics, and life cycle events. Required reading includes books on the Torah, prayer, Shabbat observance, Jewish history, and other topics. Students will also gain experience through attending synagogue services, practicing Shabbat and holidays, visiting Israel if possible, and implementing the laws and practices they are learning. The goal is to provide a comprehensive education to help converts fully integrate into Jewish religious life.

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    RABBINICAL COUNCIL OF AMERICA – MONTREAL REGION

    CONVERSION PROGRAMME
    Geirut Bet Din:
    Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich
    Rabbi Michael Whitman, Yosheiv Rosh
    Rabbi Mordecai Zeitz

    Administrator:
    Rabbi Eddie Shostak

    REQUIRED JEWISH LIBRARY AND READING

    Artscroll Tannach
    Artscroll Siddur and Machzor
    Handbook of Jewish Thought, 2 volumes, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
    Maimonides Principles, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
    Living Each Week, Rabbi Abraham Twerski
    Triumph of Jewish History, Rabbi Berel Wein
    To Be a Jew, Rabbi Halevi Donin
    To Pray as a Jew, Rabbi Halevi Donin
    To Raise a Jewish Child, Rabbi Halevi Donin
    Shemirat Shabbat, Rav Yehoshua Y. Neuwirth (English, 3 volumes)
    The Sabbath, Dayan Grunfeld
    Practical Guide to Kashrut, Rabbi S. Wagschal
    The Book of our Heritage, Eliyahu Kitov
    The Secret of Jewish Femininity, Tehilla Abramov
    The Holocaust, Martin Gilbert

    GEIRUT STUDY CURRICULUM

    Theology and Beliefs


    • Basic Theology, Nature of and Belief in God
    • Fundamental Principles of Belief
    Reading: Kaplan’s Maimonides Principles and Handbook to Jewish Thought

    Survey of Tannach
    • Survey of major events and personalities in Tannach
    • Process of Torah interpretation, Midrash vs. literal meaning
    Reading: Artscroll Tannach, Living Each Week
    Experience: Read weekly Parshah

    Survey of Jewish History


    • Major periods, movements, and personalities
    • Picture of contemporary Jewish world

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    514-482-4252 eddie@geirutmontreal.org www.geirutmontreal.org
    o Traditional ideologies
    o Organizations
    o Challenges
    ▪ Assimilation, Intermarriage
    ▪ Jewish Education
    ▪ Modern Anti-Semitism
    Reading: Triumph of Jewish History, Rabbi Berel Wein; The Holocaust, Martin Gilbert

    Israel and Zionism


    • Place of Israel within Jewish thought
    • History of Zionism
    • Contemporary Picture of Israel
    • Cities and sites
    • Aliyah
    Experience: Visit Israel, if possible

    Halachic Process
    • Structure and methodology
    o Written and Oral Torah
    o Biblical and Rabbinical laws
    o Minhag
    o Differing opinions within Halacha
    o Majority
    o Precedent
    o Extraordinary circumstances
    ▪ Stringencies and leniencies
    o Role of a Rabbi
    ▪ Accepting a Rabbi upon oneself
    ▪ Asking a shailah
    ▪ Personal matters
    o Talmud, Shulchan Aruch, Responsa
    • Maintaining spirituality amid details of observance
    Experience: Meet and discuss Halachic issues with sponsoring Rabbi

    Prayer
    • Philosophy
    o Why pray?
    o Do prayers affect God?
    o Response to prayer
    • How to pray?
    • Structure of service
    • Selected prayers
    o Bircat HaShachar, Shema, Shemonei Esrei, Aleinu, etc.
    • Kavanah
    • Individual vs. communal prayer
    • Spontaneous prayer

    2
    • Berachot for food and various
    • Tallit, tefilin, tzitzit, head covering (men and woman)
    • Hebrew (or outside the program)
    Reading: To Pray as a Jew, Artscroll Siddur and Machzor
    Experience: Regular synagogue attendance, daily prayer

    Shabbat
    • Meaning and Philosophy
    • Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat (candles, kiddush, bircat habanim, etc…)
    • 39 Melachot
    Reading: Shemirat Shabbat, Rav Yehoshua Y. Neuwirth; The Sabbath, Dayan Grunfeld
    Experience: Practice Shabbat

    Chagim - Taught as they occur


    • Meaning and Philosophy
    • Positive Mitzvot
    • Practical Observance
    Reading: Book of Our Heritage
    Experience: Practice Chagim

    Kashrut
    • Ethics and Spirituality
    • Principles
    • Practical Observance
    • When to ask a question
    • Staying informed
    o VAAD Mailing list, etc.
    Reading: Practical Guide to Kashrut, Rabbi S. Wagschal
    Experience: Implement practice of laws as they are learned, Tour a supermarket

    Gender Issues
    • Differentiation of men’s and women’s roles in Jewish life

    Family Purity
    • Tzniut
    • Dating
    • Marriage
    • Intimacy
    • Romance
    • Shalom Bayit
    Reading: The Secret of Jewish Femininity
    Experience: Visit to a Mikveh

    Ethics
    • Business Ethics

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    • Medical Ethics
    • Middot Tovot – Positive personality traits
    • Slander, Gossip
    • Confidentiality
    • Law of the Land
    • Modesty
    o Dress
    o Behaviour
    • Honouring Parents
    • Raising Children
    • Gemilut Chassadim
    o Tzedakah
    • Human Rights
    • Kiddush HaShem
    Experience: Put into practice as they are learned

    Life Cycle Events


    • Details and significance of each
    Experience: Attend at least one of each life cycle event

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