Survey for rabbis and lay-leaders Lishmah survey for Rabbis and Layleaders Thank so much you for taking the time to take this survey and to share your experiences and wisdom. your responses will be important in the shaping of Lishmah and its support of converts in the future.Survey for Rabbis and Lay-LeadersThank you for your time answering this questionnaire. Your answers will help shape Lishmah for the future. You may answer anonymously if you prefer and omit any questions you prefer not to answer. .1. Which best describes your current role?Congregational rabbiNon-congregational rabbiCantorCongregational lay-leaderOther:Clear selection2. What specific challenges or issues, if any, do you see people in your community experiencing as they progress on a post-beit Din journey?Clear selection3. Does your community or organisation currently provide any programming for this cohort? If so please give details.Clear selection4. If you had unlimited time and money what new programmes or support, if any, would you introduce in your community for those on a post-conversion journey?Clear selection5. Are you aware of any other organisations or individuals working specifically on issues affecting Jews by Choice with whom we might partner or refer to? Please give details of any belowClear selection6. In your own work have you produced any specific online resources relevant to the post conversion experience which Lishmah might provide links to? If so please provide details of how to find them.Clear selection7. Would you be wiling at some point in the future to write one or more short guest blog posts for a Lishmah Blog on issues of relevance to Jews- by -choice? If so please provide contact details later in this survey.YesNoMaybeClear selection8. Would you be willing to be interviewed for a written article or a future podcast hosted by Lishmah? If so please provide contact details later in this survey.YesNoMaybeClear selection9. Do you think your community or organisation would benefit from some form of workshop or facilitated discussion session to learn more from converts about their reasons for and experiences of conversion and how communities can support and include them?Yes but we already do thatYes we need to consider thisNoOther:Clear selection10. Do you think your synagogue organisation would benefit from written materials available via Lishmah giving suggested frameworks and texts/ readings which could be used/ adapted to spark such sessions?YesNoOther:Clear selection11. Which country are you from?Clear selection12. Are you yourself a convert?YesNoOther:Clear selection13. How do you prefer to describe your denomination affiliation?Clear selection14. Would you be willing to discuss your answers to this questionnaire in more detail in a conversation? If so please leave your name and email below.YesNoOther:Clear selection15. Is there anything else you would like to add about the aims and intentions of Lishmah or your experience of working with this cohort that should be considered?Clear selection16. If you wish to do so, please provide your name. (Anonymity is also fine)Clear selection17. If you wish to do so please leave your email ( Especially if you are willing to contribute a blog or interview in the future or would like to discuss matters further).Clear selection18. If you wish to do so please provide the name of your organisation/ community.Clear selection After you have completed the survey why not also sign up for our newsletter?