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Jewish conversions are still rising in Canada. Why? The answer might surprise you

JL;DR SUMMARY Amidst rising antisemitism, rabbis in Canada are witnessing an unexpected rise in the number of people converting to Judaism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Jewish IdentityReform JudaismCommunityConversionCanadaTorontoRabbisSpiritual JourneyShavuot

Places mentioned

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"That's the sound of protests earlier this week in Toronto, outside the Casa Loma Events Centre, where a former Israeli ambassador was the keynote speaker at a gala fundraising, a dinner for the Jewish advocacy group known as the Abraham Global Peace Initiative."
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"In Montreal on the same night, anti-Israel protesters harassed guests entering a fundraising event honoring wounded Israeli soldiers."
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
"One such ceremony is set for the Solel congregation in Mississauga."
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
"So much so, they had to cap class registration numbers and put people on waiting lists. The Toronto Introduction to Jewish Life classes have 56 people converting in the pipeline right now."
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
"I remember I'd send two or three converts from each of the synagogues in Mississauga, Hamilton, Oakville, and let's say a class would be 12 to 15 people, a typical year."
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