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We offer programs in:
1. Conversion to Judaism with us from anywhere in the world
2. Para Rabbi Training Certification by Conservative Rabbinic Bet Din via online program
3. Pre-marital Counseling (Prepare-Enrich Certified)
4. Spiritual Counseling/Life Coaching
5. Online Children's Jewish education
6. Adult Introduction to Judaism Course
7. Adult B'nai Mitzvah Training
8. Online B'nai Mitzvah Tutoring
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ESYNAGOGUE.ORG The CYBER Synagogue of the Web
The mission of esynagogue.org is to provide a quality synagogue experience in cyberspace, where people around the world can learn, pray, and grow Jewishly, under the spiritual direction of Rabbi Jonathan and Gail Ginsburg.
This site will provide many Jewish opportunities, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: digital adult learning, courses by video, weekly sermons by video, High Holiday sermon texts, a conversion program for those too far from a live class, links to hear weekly Torah/haftarah/prayers recited and much more. If you want to sign up for Rabbi Jonathan's Torah email, send a request to rabbi@esynagogue.org. To view our 400 education videos, go to the video page here.
Components of ESYNAGOGUE.ORG:
1. Adult Learning
a. Websites
www.neshamah.org
www.esynagogue.org
www.jewishconversionchicago.com
b. Blogs
www.rabbireflects.blogspot.com
www.jewcybercentral.blogspot.com (Index of Jewish websites)
www.conservativejew.blogspot.com (Material from Conservative Jewish sites)
c. Daily Torah and Synagogue Events email
d. Courses via the web
Long Distance Conversion Program (www.esynagogue.org)
Long Distance Para Rabbi program
Introduction/Fundamentals of Judaism
Adult bar or bat mitzvah training
e. Videos - 390 on line (www.esynagogue.org)
f. Upcoming – live, streamed and recorded classes
2. Spiritual Development
www.neshamah.org
* Spirit Builder Teachings
* Blog
* Listing of Course Offerings
* Spiritual Counseling Services
* Pre-marital and Marital Counseling
3. Religious services
a. Current at www.esynagogue.org shows someone how to have Shabbat experience with resources on web including video of Rabbi Ginsburg leading Friday Night service
b. Upcoming- Sabbath Services live-streamed
4. Youth Education
Basics of home schooling at www.esynagogue.org
5. Tikkun Olam /Social action
Information on blogs and websites on helping Israel and on improving the environment
6. Life cycle events
Web-based arrangements for weddings, baby bris, prayers for health, funerals, and conversions to be performed by our staff.
7. Speaking Opportunities
Rabbi Jonathan and Gail Ginsburg are available nationwide for speaking opportunities.
8. Para rabbinic Program Training
In a remote area, far from a synagogue? Looking for digital, on-line educational opportunities? Want some Jewish opportunities, as well as some Jewish humor? Want to try a virtual synagogue Here we are.
Jonathan Ginsburg is Rabbi of the Ezra-Habonim, Niles Township Jewish Congregation of Skokie.,Il. He received his B.A. in religion from the
University of Chicagoand was valedictory orator. Masters and Rabbinic Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary -Krasne Award for outstanding student. He was a National Merit scholar and the 1974 USA National High School Debate Champion. He has been adjunct faculty of
St.Catherine
College
and
Metropolitan University, teaching Bible and Judaism. He has developed the world’s first on-line conversion to Judaism program and is now developing the world’s first elementary on-line Jewish supplementary school .
He is co-founder, with his wife, of Esynagogue, the world’s first cyber synagogue. His 400 internet videos on Jewish material have over 1,000,000 hits.
Some of his websites and blogs
www.esynagogue.org
www.rabbireflects.blogspot.com
email rabbi@esynagogue.org
Our conversion blog www.jewishconversionchicago.com/blog.html now posting to www.rabbireflects.blogspot.com only
Gail Nord Ginsburg is well-known throughout the Upper Midwest as a gifted and inspiring teacher, and as a spiritual counselor. Ginsburg teaches synagogue classes, seminars and college classes on Jewish spirituality and world religions, and is a published author. In addition to an Adjunct Faculty position at Oakton College, she serves as Director of Neshamah Achat, (One Spirit) the Center for Jewish Spiritual Living, headquartered at Ezra-Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation. The mother of two grown children, Gail lives with her husband in Evanston, IL. Prior to converting to Judaism, she was an ordained Lutheran minister.
Please feel free to contact me with questions or comments. I’d love to hear from you! Email - rabbigail@esynagogue.org
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