03-04-2023, 02:15 AM
I would appreciate any help with the following questions
To provide some info about me: I have not been ‘initiated’ into Judaism - I am new to the religion, and I would like to become a Jew. I live in England, and, in my town, there is no Synagogue. I could travel to the Synagogue in my closest city, via train, however.
1) If/when I go to a synagogue for the first time, is there any important advice I should be aware of?
2) Is there an ‘initiation process’ in Judaism?
3) I would like to make a charitable donation to a Jewish charity where (and I don’t mean to sound like a jerk here) the beneficiaries of the donations are Jews, and where the professionals who work for the charity are also Jews. Does anyone know of any such charities?
4) According to Jewish scriptures, are there any tangible items which some Jews carry with them, when they leave their home, which, kind of, protect them, from evil, or something along those lines? For example, with some pagans of certain lands, some would carry around leaves of a certain plant which were known to protect them from evil spirits. Is there any such belief of something similar in the realm of Judaism?
I would like to say thank you in advance to anyone who helpfully answers one or more of the above questions.
To provide some info about me: I have not been ‘initiated’ into Judaism - I am new to the religion, and I would like to become a Jew. I live in England, and, in my town, there is no Synagogue. I could travel to the Synagogue in my closest city, via train, however.
1) If/when I go to a synagogue for the first time, is there any important advice I should be aware of?
2) Is there an ‘initiation process’ in Judaism?
3) I would like to make a charitable donation to a Jewish charity where (and I don’t mean to sound like a jerk here) the beneficiaries of the donations are Jews, and where the professionals who work for the charity are also Jews. Does anyone know of any such charities?
4) According to Jewish scriptures, are there any tangible items which some Jews carry with them, when they leave their home, which, kind of, protect them, from evil, or something along those lines? For example, with some pagans of certain lands, some would carry around leaves of a certain plant which were known to protect them from evil spirits. Is there any such belief of something similar in the realm of Judaism?
I would like to say thank you in advance to anyone who helpfully answers one or more of the above questions.