Sandra Caplan Community Beit Din Honoring Rabbi Stephen Einstein
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In 1976, Rabbi Stephen Einstein started teaching an Intro to Judaism class in Orange County. Although some of the students were people who were born Jewish and wanted to learn more, there were a large number of prospective converts taking it as well. At the time, conversion was a delicate topic, and many were wary about welcoming converts. However, Einstein persisted and taught the class to thousands of students and mentored hundreds of converts for the next 41 years.
Now, the Sandra Caplan Community Beit Din, where Einstein serves as a member, is celebrating him at their 2021 gala, taking place over Zoom on Sunday, March 7. “It’s a really nice honor,” Einstein said in a phone interview with the Journal. “A lot of people are going to be part of this. I’m very much looking forward to it.”