By Rabbi Bernice K. Weiss with Sheryl Silverman
| In the Foreword, The Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, says of this book, “. . . Rabbi Weiss’ work is of critical importance to the continuity of Judaism. . . . Her infectious warmth toward people and reverence for Judaism are crucial to her success.” |
ver the years, Rabbi Bernice Kimel Weiss has shepherded hundreds of non-Jewish students into the family of the Jewish people. For most, the interest in Judaism is sparked by a decision to marry a Jewish man or woman. But that is only the beginning. In the gentle hands of a teacher who has witnessed and understood their turmoil, their conflicts, their tears, they bare their personal struggles. What emerge from the pages of this book are amazing, powerful, soul-stirring stories of re-creation — the extraordinary adventure of becoming a Jew at the turn of the 21st century. The twists and turns and the direction their lives ultimately take are a source of inspiration to those contemplating Judaism, and to all in search of faith. They are a gift to the Jewish people.
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Rabbi Bernice Kimel Weiss is the founder and director of the Washington Institute for Conversion and the Study of Judaism, located in Rockville, Maryland. Rabbi Weiss earned a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.A. from George Washington University. Upon graduating from the Academy for Jewish Religion in 1989, she entered the rabbinate. Rabbi Weiss received the prestigious Melton Senior Educators fellowship for Jewish Education in the Diaspora and spent 1995–1996 at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She is a member of the United Jewish Communities Rabbinic Cabinet and the Washington Board of Rabbis.
Sheryl Silverman is a Washington writer whose articles and essays have appeared in the Washington Jewish Week, the Washington Post, and the Washingtonian magazine. She is also a Judaic Studies teacher at the Washington Hebrew Congregation in Washington, D.C.
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Contact the B’nai B’rith Lecture Bureau (below right) to schedule a special lecture presentation by Rabbi Weiss in your community. For a list of lecture topics, please see The Washington Institute for Conversion and the Study of Judaism.
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For more information, contact: Rabbi Bernice Weiss THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR CONVERSION P.O. Box 342105 West Bethesda, Maryland 20827 Phone and Fax: (301) 299-7273 bkweiss@converttojudaism.org |
For information concerning speaking engagements, contact: Ruth Wheat, Bureau Director B’NAI B’RITH 823 United Nations Plaza New York, New York, 10017 (212) 490-1170 or (212) 490-1352 Fax: (212) 687-3429 bblb@cloud9.net |