Shavuah Tov Dovid,
Im a Noahide from the philippines,I desired for conversion and wanted to have Jewish friends especially religious people.Glad to hear from you soon lihetraot..

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Originally posted by Anderson:

discontinted of being a Noahide and a gentile,and thats because my Greatgrandparents were Jewish too,they came here as Marranos

Have you checked the genealogical line further down if your grandmother from your mother's side was Jewish too?

sam, i thought that was a picture of you!! , but it's not, it's the late rabbi avigdor miller !!

the picture is on the global yeshiva photo album
http://globalyeshiva.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/860104083/m/...151068531#1151068531

Shalom Sam,
My greatgrandparents came here in the Philippines as Marranos they were Benjamin Echavez can you notice the E.Z.it means Ezrat Tzion The Helper of Zion widely used by Marranos.My grandma married a a meztiso Spanish Mexican so my Father's name is Gaspar Echavez Muana pronounce like in Espana.

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Originally posted by davidt:
sam, i thought that was a picture of you!! , but it's not, it's the late rabbi avigdor miller !!

the picture is on the global yeshiva photo album
http://globalyeshiva.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/860104083/m/...151068531#1151068531

Halevai, that that is a picture of me! A bracha? Then I'll answer "Amen!" to it.

The picture is of the Late Rabbi Avigdor Miller of blessed memory, a Gadol, a Talmid Chochom, one of the great leaders of todays generation; and I try to follow his teachings and way of life to some extent. (Perhaps a thread just for the teachings of Rabbi Miller would be something.)

As for the picture, yea, I added it to the photo album.

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Originally posted by Anderson:
Shalom Sam,
My greatgrandparents came here in the Philippines as Marranos they were Benjamin Echavez can you notice the E.Z.it means Ezrat Tzion The Helper of Zion widely used by Marranos.My grandma married a a meztiso Spanish Mexican so my Father's name is Gaspar Echavez Muana pronounce like in Espana.

Shalom Anderson,
I didn't notice any "E.Z." where would I see it? In your profile? If your mother's mother IS Jewish than you are 100 percent Jewish - and that, if possible, can be determined through research.

Shalom Sam,
My Grandmothers family name is Echavez both of her parents were Jewish and she married a gentile a Mexican Meztiso,but my father married also a gentile so as to make me a half Jew.I want to make a return to the religion of my greatgrandparents,How? Who can help me?

Shalom Anderson,

Unfortunately you should know that according to Jewish Law having a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother makes you 100% not Jewish and you would need the same process of conversion as one whose parents were both non-Jewish. [Can one say about a woman that she is half pregnant?] Do you need help in finding a Local Orthodox Rabbi?

Shalom Sam,
Thank you for your comment,Yes I really need to have a Rabbi but unfortunately im in the Philppines no Rabbi available here.

I can't tell you what to do, but you would need to be near a Rabbi for anything to happen.

Sam's right. Any Rabbinical Court (Beis Din) supervising a conversion would require the person to actually live in or very near an Orthodox community to get practical experience of what it is to be an Orthodox Jew.

Shalom Anderson, I did some research online and came up with this information, it comes from a cached google website and when I click on the link it says it is not available. So let me know if this actually has helped you in any way.

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Jewish Association of the Philippines
Beth Ya’acov Synagogue

Address & Telephone Numbers
110 H.V. De La Costa corner Tordesillas West
Salcedo Village Makati City, Metro Manila Philippines 1227

Phone: 63 2 815-0265 Fax: 63 2 840-2566

Email: jap.manila@usa.net jewish.assoc.manila@usa.net

Rabbi: Shlomo Attias Phone: 63 2 815-0263
President: Paul Rosenberg


Location

The synagogue is located in Makati which is a suburb of Manila and the business center of the Philippines. It is within easy walking distance of several hotels in the Makati area:

Mandarin Oriental (5-star) 5 minute walk
Manila Peninsular (5-star) 15 "
Shangri-la Manila (5-star) 15 "
Mercure Millennium Plaza (3-star) 10 "

Religious Services

Synagogue is orthodox Sephardi with a mechitza.
Friday evenings: 6:30PM
Saturday morning: 9:30AM
A full kiddush follows the Shabbat morning services
Shabbat Minhah services are usually held after the kiddush at about 12:30PM

Facilities & Kosher Food

The synagogue has a mikvah. Please call office in advance to arrange for its use. Kosher beef and chicken are usually available at the synagogue. The beef and chicken are slaughtered locally by the Rabbi who is a trained shochet. Kosher canned tuna fish is also usually available as is sacramental wine. Some packaged kosher food items from the USA, Canada and Australia are available at local supermarkets.

Jewish Community

The Jewish Association about 50 members - families and individuals. Members come from the Philippines, Israel, USA and a variety of other countries. The total Jewish population of the Philippines is about 250-300

Shalom Sam,
I tried to contact once when I was in Manila last April but to my dissappointment they did not response even a single word.Maybe they are hesitant because Im from Mindanao State a home of million Moslems in the Philippines.Maybe they suspected that Im a terrorist.I even visited the synagogue but I was not allowed to enter by the guard on post.What should I do can you help me contact that Rabbi and introduce me to him?

How about trying to call again, or try sending them an email? I wish you luck in your endeavors.

Shalom Sam,
well most of the Jews in the Philippines are transient,most are Diplomats and expats and are not very approachable.Anyway Ill try again thanks for the Idea,velihetraot.