Becoming Jewish, Then Becoming a Rabbi: Judaism Unbound Episode 392 - Lisa Rappaport
Lisa Rappaport is the spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel, in Chico, California, and in just a few months (January 2024) she will be ordained as a rabbi! She joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for the 6th episode in an ongoing mini-series exploring conversion to Judaism.
[1] Learn more about Lisa Rappaport via this link, and check out Congregation Beth Israel’s website via cbichico.org.
[2] Dan references a story from the Talmud, about a prospective convert whose interest in conversion to some extent traces to his desire to wear the gorgeous garments of the high priest. Check out this story, from Shabbat 31a, via this link.
[3] Rappaport alludes to an asynchronous UnYeshiva course entitled Queer Judaisms, where she learned about the custom of being called up to the Torah as Firstname “Mibeit (from the house of)” Parent1 and Parent 2. You can check out Queer Judaisms via this link!
[4] Lex mentions that when people convert to Judaism through the Reform movement, they are asked to state their commitment to practice Judaism “to the exclusion of all other religious faiths and practices.” Take a look at the two main options that converts recite upon conversion (called “declarations of faith”), in the Reform movement, via this link.
[5]For the previous episodes in this mini-series on conversion, click below!
