From a Reform Rabbi to Chabad

Join Rabbi Burt Aaron Siegel in his first-hand fascinating account of a leading Reform Rabbi's tumultuous spiritual journey from the pulpit of a prominent Reform temple in the heart of New York City, through the Indian hub of Eastern religions, to his ultimate destination that brought the happiest years of his life upon discovering Chabad, the Rebbe and his true self.
This lecture took place at the 11th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.
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[@lillybee6224]

I'm a 72 y/o woman, a gentile. I share every video I can with my friends. Can 't get enough. Thank you. Baruch Ha Shem.

[@newnewsbrooklyn1513]

I also came from a reform jewish background eventually to chabad. I am 73. What he says is so true. Its so good to hear someone express what i couldnt really explain, how he was guided to find the truth. I remember with shock realizing i couldnt trust food for kashrut brought by my reform teacher. I remember how strange it was with organ music in temple, and how we were taught to be ethical, but with no mention of G-d. I also felt i had come home when i came to chabad. I met the lubavitcher rebbe in person, and spoke with him many times and was there when the rebbe gave talks. But i know what this rabbi means when he says he feels the rebbe is here.

[@Justadisciple502]

And I couldn't find spirituality at Reform synagogue...So I stopped going and started to study on my own. "When student are ready, teacher will come"...and good teaches came into my life, and one of them 3 years ago became my family.

[@joshberman9318]

40yrs +a former conservative rabbi left milwaukee to boropark-brooklyn,ny.to retire in an ultra orthodox neighborhood to do teshuvah as a conservative rabbi after many decades.rabbi siegel your chabad transformation at your age,the bren/desire to aim higher and higher inspires me.

[@KittyM-]

What a joy to listen to. Thank you, Sir

[@roseperozzi6730]

My father is Jewish, my mother of Jewish lineage except from recent maternal lines. I consider myself Jewish and have been listening to the Chabad Rabbi’s and it totally resonates with my beliefs ❤️🌹

[@levirabinowicz6568]

Amazing inspirational and lovely story!!!

[@arabella1511]

Thank you so much Rabbi, your video makes me cry. My 6 years old daughter has been begging me sending her to Cheder and she memories the prayers in Hebrew and Torah in Hebrew when she is in bed before fall into sleep…..it is very humbling for a mother to see this

[@myJLI]

That's beautiful 🥰

[@lillybee6224]

I love this and all the personal stories you post. This is an awesome chanel. Blessings to you all.

[@zaharabardavid]

I love this rabbi so much. Nothing touches my emotions more than when someone shares the yearning for Hashem that I have. His lifelong desire for Hashem is very moving. I look for the day when every Jew on earth will have the same desire along with the immediate coming of Mashiach.

[@joyceyaffe1832]

Incredible storyt! Thank you for telling this.

[@lillybee6224]

Wow! Just got to the part where Rabbi Seigel discloses his age when he become Chabad and Fromm. He changed his whole life? I've had many thoughts of converting but always came to the conclusion that I am too old, not smart or disciplined enough, but if he was able to do all that, who knows? Perhaps. Just perhaps. Bizrat Ha Shem. Very inspiring story/life.

[@elianayocheved770]

Never say never! Go for it. Wishing you well. 😁

[@JD-oq4od]

It is never too late my holy friend. No matter how old or how young. The gates of Mercy are always open to the one who directs their heart to HaShem completely and sincerely, and who yearns and burns for Him. If you are truly in love with HaShem and His Torah then before you leave this world you owe it to yourself to pursue this. See where it goes. Don't sell yourself short. You never know you could be the righteous convert that is needed to sustain the world. Find the courage the confidence the boldness to contact your local Orthodox rabbi and make it so. Home is now behind you... The World is ahead! May The Abishter grant you the chizuk to fufill the conversion process in your time, if that is what you feel on the inside. Ever forward, never backward. Shalom

[@Counselangel13]

Lilly Bee I am 86 and just discovered on Ancestry that I am from a Jewish Family and I am working daily to become what G-d told me to be at 86! You can come with me! 🙏❤️

[@robbinskids7567]

Don't doubt your self Hashemi will be with you when you do

[@robbinskids7567]

BTW it is spelled frum

[@Counselangel13]

I have just found out I come from Jewish heritage ! It was a gift from G-d but I will never have a childhood experience! Being female and old, I really long for the experiences you received.

[@yvettemoore1228]

You can! You can keep Shabbat, light candles, keep the festivals, contact your nearest Chabad rabbi and they will do everything they can to connect you to your heritage. There are still wonderful experiences to have 😊 Mazel tov!

[@cohenlabe1]

Come home to a synagogue and experience

[@goldengun9970]

@@yvettemoore1228 keep shabbat? We do not even know if jewish heritage means her mother is Jewish or not. Shabbat is only for Jews and non Jews are prohibited from it specifically.

[@d.j.recchia5572]

Where / whom did you seek to confirm your Jewish Heritage. I may be in the same situation, but I only have steerage record from my grandmother who was orphaned by WW1. No others records found. Seeking the same, also older female, being drawn to Jewish Faith, because it feels like I have come home. Also feeling a little cheated, but keeping in my when grandparents came into Ellis Island, their past was left behind with their pain and suffering.

[@RhonaDavis-lz3qp]

What a wonderful person you must be. It must have been a very big transition.

[@Didleeios88]

What an incredibly spiritually in tune man. Yashar koach.

[@avilacanario]

Thank you, this was beautiful!

[@iznet4368]

BEAUTIFUL!!!👍

[@GlennBerlow]

Reform hides the knowledge. Chabad saved me..

[@MendyGreenstein]

Wonderful

[@Chosidchosid770]

I remember speaking with him at mayanot! Great guy.

[@JewishKeto]

Seems like a very kind man. :)

[@edzaslow]

I'd be interested to know how his family reacted to his transformation.

[@yvettemoore1228]

Reform convert here hoping to convert properly bezrat Hashem, very much a Chabadnik but not a Messichist. Kol hakavod

[@elianayocheved770]

B"H. I was a Masorti (Conservative) convert, but have been converting Orthodox for the past 3 years.

[@goldengun9970]

If you wanted to be orthodox then in the meantime you would not associate with reform at all. To disagree with me is to disagree with orthodox. Meaning you do not want orthodox

[@planetruther]

Amazing! I am a Conservative convert myself but also lean toward Chabad. Do you participate in Chabad's activities and Torah study where you live? Do you face any discrimination or bias since they would not consider you Halachically Jewish? I study Torah on my own and listen to a lot of Rabbinical (especially Chabad) lectures. I would like to get involved in a Chabad shul but am not ready to begin an orthodox conversion just yet, do you think I would be accepted? (Ps the reason I'm not ready to do a Halachik conversion yet is because I know this is a family life change and my husband, who was born Jewish, is not ready for that change just yet).

[@shirleyannelindberg1692]

What is a Messichist?

[@ruthietaylor8756]

Wonderful, wish you mazal PG

[@goyisherebbe]

The Straps and Boxes Forever!