Blacks Drawn to Judaism
At Congregation Shearith Israel, almost half of the people studying Judaism are blacks. At another Jewish Community Center in Dunwoody, Georgia, roughly 20 percent of the people enrolled in the introduction to Judaism classes are black. Many synagogues and Jewish community centers throughout the country are seeing this trend.
In a recent article on the issues of conversions to Judaism, the author sites general patterns of switching of religions in society, the Internet and the breaking down of racial barriers as an explanation for the nationwide trends.
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