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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would seek out Chabad, they are very welcoming. I married into a conservative jewish family and Chabad events are the only place I feel welcome as a non-jewish spouse. 
http://m.chabadalexandria.org[/quote]

Chabad is welcoming of non-Jewish spouses because they want to bring the Jewish spouse closer to observance and they know they will not get anywhere with that by treating the non-Jewish spouse badly. It's part of their belief system that every mitzvah brings Moshiach a little closer, so they don't want to drive any Jews away, even if that Jew is attached to a non-Jewish spouse (heck, maybe the non-Jewish spouse might eventually convert). But OP wants a Conservative conversion, which I am 100% sure Chabad does not recognize, and her DH is not Jewish and has no interest, so really, in Chabad's eyes, neither one of them is Jewish, nor are the children. Unless OP plans to lie about her situation, it might set up some eventual awkwardness. [/quote]
Chabad does recognize  conversions and she may be able to find assistance in her conversion process, since they don't technically do conversions. http://www.chabadoftampabay.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/66014/jewish/Myths-Facts.htm
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I didn't say they don't recognize conversions. I said they don't recognize Conservative conversions, and I stand by that. No Orthodox group recognizes non-Orthodox conversions, and Chabad is not going to assist in one. [/quote]

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