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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience, Chabad is always welcoming to everyone. But since you're not Jewish, they won't consider you or your children Jewish for religious/ritual purposes. So, you can participate in their programs, but they won't do a bar mitzvah for your kids when the time comes.

Is there a reason you feel drawn to Chabad? Have you looked into the Reform or non-Orthodox synagogues in your area?[/quote]

OP here.

I think because I have heard how welcoming they are and how much outreach they do with the general public. My family attended a menorah lighting yesterday evening. I joined a zoom meeting a week ago (I think) that was discussing the war.

My mother-in-law was raised Conservative but stopped practicing in her 20s, so my husband and his siblings have little knowledge of anything Jewish.

I know Chabad would be all over him, so also hoping they'd view me as someone who is supportive, too, especially as I am taking a class and doing a lot of learning on my own. And that we want our kids to be exposed to Judaism, too.

Not against other denominations, I'm probably just anticipating perhaps they wouldn't be as open to a non-Jew? Could just be my own silliness at play, though![/quote]

Ok since your husband is Jewish (even if he's athiest/non practicing) I think you could actually try Chabad. If you had zero connection to Judiasm I think it would be weird. [/quote]

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