Avi M

About Avi M

Avi converted to Judaism in the spring of 2006 in his home country of Canada and is a founding member of JewsByChoice.org. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Tamara and is an active member of the local Jewish community.

Online Learning this July with JewsByChoice.org & Rabbi Juan Mejía – The Ethics of the Rambam

May 18, 2011 By Avi M 7 Comments

I’m very happy to announce that this July JewsByChoice.org will be offering our first online learning opportunity for members of our community! This is uncharted territory for us, but I’m confident that we can make this a fun and successful event. THE ETHICS OF THE RAMBAM: Rambam´s introduction to his commentary on MIshna Avot is one of the first attempts to establish a productive dialogue between the Jewish ethical tradition of the Bible and Talmud with the psychological and … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Events, Featured Content, JewsByChoice.org Event Tagged With: Jewish Ethics, Jewish Learning, Online Learning, Rabbi Juan Mejía, The Ethics of the Rambam

JBC Talk: Ep 3: Making Prayer Real Part 1 – An Interview With Rabbi Mike Comins

May 14, 2011 By Avi M Leave a Comment

Episode Synopsis In this episode of The JBC Talk Podcast, we bring you Part One of our fascinating (and we should add, very long) interview with Rabbi Mike Comins, author of Making Prayer Real – Leading Jewish Spiritual Voices On Why Prayer Is Difficult and What To Do About It , published by Jewish Lights. If you aren’t already familiar with Making Prayer Real, you may want to check out Yair’s recent review of the book, which can be found here. Also, if you would like to have a peek at … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured Content, Podcast, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: Audio, Challenges of Prayer, Chassidut, Conservative, Davening, Davennen, Doing Jewish, Hassidut, Interviews, jewish, Jewish Lights, Making Prayer Real, Mitzvah, Mitzvot, Nature, Podcast, prayer, Praying, Rabbi Mike Comins, Reform, Spiritual practices, spirituality, Tefillah

JBC Talk Ep 2 Part 2: Rabbis 101- An Interview With Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

April 27, 2011 By Avi M 6 Comments

Note: This is the second truncated (yet still long!) part of the original Episode 2 recording. Why is that?, you might be wondering. Despite our going into this episode with the intention of keeping things short, it ended up running nearly two hours.  So we have decided to split Episode 2 into two, separate podcasts which will air (well you know, go live!) a week apart. As a result, there are a few breaks in continuity.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Podcast … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured Content, Podcast, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: Ask a Rabbi, Conservative, conversion, On Rabbis, Rabbi Adam Kligfeld, Rabbis and Conversion, Temple Beth Am

How Can We Raise Awareness in the Jewish Community for the Unique Issues Facing Jews-by-Choice?

April 1, 2011 By Avi M 2 Comments

Editors Note: The following is a guest post by friend and supporter of JewsByChoice.org: Paul Golin, Associate Executive Director of the Jewish Outreach Institute. I recently posted an essay on the Huffington Post about the complicated relationship between intermarriage and Jewish conversion.  In it, I mention just a few of the challenges that many Jews-by-choice face in their interaction with born-Jews.  I have a sense of what some of the other challenges might be, thanks to my position as … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Articles, Conversion Politics, Experts Speak, Intermarriage Tagged With: Conservative, Conversion To Judaism, Interfaith Family, Interfaith Marriages, Interfaith Relationships, Intermarriage, Jewish Conversion, Jewish Intermarriage, Jews by Choice, Judaism, Religion News, Religious Conversion

JBC Talk Ep 2 Part 1: Observance & Going Along to Get Along

March 28, 2011 By Avi M 2 Comments

Note: This is a truncated (yet still long!) version of the original Episode 2 recording. Why is that?, you might be wondering. Despite our going into this episode with the intention of keeping things short, it ended up running nearly two hours.  So we have decided to split Episode 2 into two, separate podcasts which will air (well you know, go live!) a week apart. As a result, there are a few breaks in continuity.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.   Podcast … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured Content, Podcast, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: Family, Observance, Podcast

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