At the end of the calendar year, our students at the Machon Milton and Machon Miriam conversion courses received their certificates indicating the successful completion of all the necessary requirements for the conversion courses in these English and Spanish language Judaism conversion courses. We want to...
Recently, the students at Machon Milton were treated to a tour of the beautiful, new National Library of Israel by their beloved teacher, Dafna Siegman, who also works at the Library. The tour started with an explanation of the incredible architecture, designed by Herzog and de...
Those familiar with the Spanish-speaking entertainment industry, would easily recognize Sarah Mintz, but by the name Maritza Rodriguez, the actress and television personality from Colombia. For over 25 years, she lived a glamorous life, playing leading roles in series and telenovelas that were seen around...
Recently the students at our Spanish-speaking Machon Miriam Jewish conversion program had 'movie day', watching the award-winning Israeli movie 'Ushpizin.' This clever movie takes the classic Hollywood "Christmas Miracle" movie genre, and transposes it to Israel and makes it about a Sukkot Miracle. The two main...
My name is Eliana, my parents are not Jewish but, somehow, they chose that name without knowing that it would give me this identity that I have today. I am a converted Jew and today I feel that my name cannot be any other. My...
For things to work smoothly, there are often many moving parts and many people who move them. Sometimes there is that one pivotal human being who just makes all the difference. Rabbi Dan Zer, director of the Jerusalem district of the Conversion Authority, is one...
Dear Friends: This time of year is emotionally stretched. Pulled. Other years I would have said emotionally rich. Pesach, then Yom Hashoah for the Holocaust, then Yom Hazikaron for the fallen, then Yom Haatsmaut, Independence Day. Enjoyment, searing pain, pain with pride and joyful pride. That...
Our conversion students in Machon Milton went on a moving and emotional trip to Yad Vashem: World Holocaust Center, Jerusalem in the days leading up to Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Rabbi Reuven Tradburks, director of Machon Milton, brought the group and arranged for a wonderful...
Practice makes perfect! Rabbi Reuven Tradburks, director of Machon Milton, our English-speaking Jewish conversion program in partnership with the Rabbinical Council of America, ran a mock-Seder this past week for the Machon Milton students. [video width="480" height="848" mp4="https://www.shavei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WhatsApp-Video-2024-04-18-at-11.57.05_6450d5f5.mp4"][/video] The event was fun, and participants reported the added confidence...
The 8th and 9th plagues occur. Before the 10th, death of the first born, the mitzvot of Korban Pesach and of Matza are given. The first-born die. The Jews are sent out of Egypt. Mitzvot are given to commemorate the momentous event of the Exodus...
