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EJFI Dayanim Conference Hear Gidolei Yisroel Stress “Giyur Lechumrah” Safeguards Integrity of Klal Yisroel

Admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:34:51 +0000

Secaucus NJ…For nearly 60 dayanim and rabbanim from around the world, the message from a number of Gedolei Hatorah was that only “giyur lechumrah” (conversion according to the highest standards of halacha) can help safeguard the “identity and integrity” of the Jewish nation. The occasion was the 4th Annual Dayanim Conference of Eternal Jewish Family [...]

Horizons/EJF Joins RAJE in Jewish Continuity Message to Russian Youth

Admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:42:13 +0000

Horizons/EJF Joins RAJE in Jewish Continuity Message to Russian Youth. Stamford, CT… For 100 Jewish youth from the former Soviet Union, many of them students, Shabbos Bereishis was an opportunity to plant deeper roots in their commitment to Judaism. The occasion was a Shabbaton sponsored by the Russian American Jewish Experience (RAJE) of Gateways and [...]

Jewish Girls Rescued From Behind Arab Veils

Rochel Weinstein — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:22 +0000

Eternal Jewish Family International (EJFI) is dedicated to preserving the sanctity of Jewish families across the globe. It promotes efforts that reach out to our brethren who are unacquainted with their rich heritage and encourages them to marry within their faith. Through worldwide seminars and association with kiruv organizations, like Gateways, Nefesh Yehudi, Arachim and [...]

November Dayanim Conference to Include Mentor Symposium

Admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:58:04 +0000

A WOMEN’S MENTOR symposium will take place November 8-9 in tandem with the annual Dayanim Conference at the Sheraton Meadowlands in NJ. By holding the mentor symposium concurrently with the dayanim conference, distinguished rabbonim and Roshei Yeshiva will enhance the program by providing their perspective and responding to questions regarding the expectations of the batei din. The [...]

250 Jewish Students Hear Plea to Marry Jewish in Major Shabbaton in Odessa

Admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:26:22 +0000

ODESSA, UKRAINE- An amphitheater overflowing with Jewish students was the background for a plea “to preserve your ties with our eternal Jewish family and to Our Father,” by Rabbi Leib Tropper, Chairman of the Rabbinic Committee of the Eternal Jewish Family. Speaking via a live hookup on Thursday September 3rd, Rabbi Tropper received wide applause [...]

Intermarried Couples at Special Seminar in Odessa

Admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:18:30 +0000

ODESSA, UKRAINE – A group of 15 intermarried couples, who are interested in becoming fully observant Jews by going through universally accepted Jewish conversions, participated in a two-day seminar on the process of conversion to Judaism. The keynote speaker was Rabbi Shimon Grilius, the “refusenik” of the ‘70’s, who is considered one of the fathers [...]

Fourth Eternal Jewish Family Dayanim Conference Scheduled for November 8-10 in New Jersey

Admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:06:29 +0000

PREPARATIONS WENT into high gear for the fourth EJF Dayanim Conference, which is scheduled to take place November 8-10 at the Sheraton Meadowlands in Secaucus NJ. Some 40 dayanim and Roshei Yeshiva will gather to confront crucial halachic issues that arise involving universally accepted Jewish conversion standards in intermarriage. Most of the dayanim are part of a [...]

The Messinger’s Universally Accepted Conversion

Rochel Weinstein — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:35:53 +0000

Whispers of a Jewish Past Growing up in Guatemala, Daniella loved wandering through her grandmother, Virginia’s, uniquely large home: the welcoming, spacious rooms; the grand staircase in the front entrance hall that led to the pretty bedrooms upstairs. How grateful she was to live there with her parents, clearly ensconced in a world of comfort and [...]

Living To a Different Tune

Rochel Weinstein — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:49:38 +0000

Sitting in a church as a young girl, Linda felt distant to the environment and rituals. The other congregants had come to express faith in their religion; she was there to please her grandmother. Young Linda grew up without much spiritual satisfaction, yet deep within was an inherent belief in the existence of G-d. Linda [...]

World’s Largest Jewish Outreach Organizations Join Eternal Jewish Family in New Major International Effort Against Intermarriage

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:56:04 +0000

The Eternal Jewish Family International (EJF) has launched a major initiative on three continents to stem the tide of soaring intermarriage in Jewish communities in the US, Israel and Europe. Eternal Jewish Family is partnering with the largest and most successful kiruv (outreach) organizations, such as Ohr Somayach — Jerusalem, Hidabroot, Lev L’achim and Nefesh Yehudi in reaching out [...]