Chris Bartlett, the Executive Director at the William Way LGBT Community Center in Philadelphia, isn't Jewish. But...he's attended Queer Talmud camp, hosts Shabbat gatherings at his organization's building, attends many Jewish holiday gatherings, and has Jewish friends of all ages! He joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about notions of "Jewish-adjacent" and "Ger Toshav" -- two terms in different languages that refer to folks who are not Jewish, but/and are absolutely part of the Jewish community. This episode is the fifth in an ongoing Judaism Unbound mini-series, exploring conversion to Judaism.Access full shownotes for this episode via this link.There's a 3-week mini-course coming up from the UnYeshiva, beginning Wednesday, August 30th! Taught by Wendie Bernstein Lash, and entitled Elul: Your On-Ramp Into Rosh Hashanah, you can learn more about it (and register!) via this link.And if you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Support Judaism Unbound by clicking here!

Episode 391: Converting to Judaism - Jewish-Adjacent - Chris Bartlett

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