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There are a few Christian adoption agencies that require a statement of faith. However, most agencies are very open to people of any faith. You can easily tell, via agency websites, which ones you won't want to use because of their religious requirements.
In general, most agencies do not think about issues like Shabbat restrictions and dietary restrictions when planning the adoption trip. However, I'm sure that some agency heads will make an effort to accommodate your needs, even if it means that you must travel without a group.
If you are Shomer Shabbat/Festivals, or if you keep Kosher, I would suggest that you post on places like A-Parents-China to see if you can find other people like you, who have adopted from China without compromising their principles. I'll bet you can. They should be able to point you in the direction of some agencies that can meet the needs of the observant Jewish traveler.
You can also call a Jewish social service agency in your community or some other community that does homestudies for adoption. While they probably don't actually have China programs, they may be able to tell you what agencies some of their observant clientele have used for their China adoptions.
If you can't, go to the list of agencies on the website of the Joint Council on International Children's Services. Identify those that work in China. Then look at the membership directory for the name of the Executive Director. You'll see several names that are pretty clearly Jewish. ( I don't want to mention anyone specific, because of board rules.) Contacting these people may be another good way to begin your search for an agency that will accommodate your religious requirements.
Hong Kong has a thriving Jewish community, including both liberal and traditional elements. If you keep Kosher and Shabbat, you may want to try to time your trip so that you can spend a few days there before going into China.
Chabad has a branch there, for example, and I'm sure that if you e-mail the rabbi there, he will be glad to arrange for you to spend Shabbat in someone's home, within walking distance of a synagogue. You can also visit a Kosher supermarket and, possibly, find some items to take with you into China.
I'm not sure if anyone has done it, but there is a mikvah in Hong Kong, and it should be possible to have a conversion done there, if you adopt a girl. I happened to meet an Orthodox, Mandarin-speaking, American man on my plane ride to Hong Kong, when I adopted, and he offered to arrange such a conversion for my daughter in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, my schedule wouldn't allow it.
I wouldn't recommend doing a bris in Hong Kong, of course, since a newly adopted Chinese boy won't be a newborn and will need to be circumcised in a hospital, under anesthesia. The procedure either must be done by a physician mohel, or it can be done by a physician non-ritually, with the Hatafat Dam Brit ritual done subsequently.
Personally, I would feel more comfortable having any surgical procedure performed in a U.S. hospital -- and I wouldn't want to see a newly circumcised infant traveling home on a plane without medical supervision. And most parents would not be able to stay in Hong Kong until the circumcision wound healed and a mikvah visit could be scheduled.
Sharon
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