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Nelson Kuperman Conference aims to strengthen ties with Latin American Jews

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Added by Nelson Kuperman on February 25, 2010 at 4:26pm — No Comments

Didi Gilbert Sad news -

It is with deep sadness that we report the death yesterday, Feb.16, 2010, of z'l Dr. Piri Levy, age 96, mother-in-law of our Executive Director Dalya Levy. We extend our deepest sympathy to Naftali and Dalya and their entire family.
May her memory be for a blessing to all who knew her and may her family be comforted among the mourners of Zion.

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Added by Didi Gilbert on February 17, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Nelson Kuperman Esther's sisters at the Wall

Esther's sisters at the Wall

Like Esther, Women of the Wall oppressed by violations of human dignity

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Added by Nelson Kuperman on February 15, 2010 at 3:48am — No Comments

Site Admin Conservative Synagogue in Israel Damaged By Arson



The Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA), on behalf of the Union for Reform Judaism, condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempt on Monday night to destroy Shira Hadasha , a Conservative synagogue in Arad, Israel. The attack comes a year after another attempt to burn down the synagogue and days after an attempted break-in there.

Though the perpetrators of this crime have yet to be caught, this act of vandalism against a non-Orthodox synagogue must be… Continue

Added by Site Admin on February 14, 2010 at 11:35am — No Comments

Daniel Needlestone Anat Hoffman speaking about women of the wall at Pro-Zion event in the UK

Recording of Anat Hoffman at Pro-Zion event held with Southgate Reform Synagogue on Thursday 26th November - Anat talks about the arrest of Nofrat Frankel and the history of women of the wall as well as the work of IRAC

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Added by Daniel Needlestone on January 24, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Nelson Kuperman Not all groups happy to let Shas into WZO

The surprising announcement this week by World Zionist Organization officials that Shas will join their institution drew harsh condemnations from the Reform Movement in Israel. One leader called the deal "a step closer to the WZO's grave." But supporters of the move called it a "historic achievement of joining forces." "This deal reflects an ideological bankruptcy within the WZO," said Rabbi Uri Regev, a prominent local leader of progressive Judaism. Advertisement The agreement, which came to… Continue

Added by Nelson Kuperman on January 23, 2010 at 9:56pm — No Comments

Adrian Michael Schell Petition "Freedom of Religion for all Jews"

As concerned Jews we wish to bring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attention to our very deep distress about the recent events by an online petition: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/ar012010/ Please take a look, and consider signing yourself Thank you for your support! Continue

Added by Adrian Michael Schell on January 18, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Dalya Levy Letter from Anat Hoffman - What You Can Do

Dear Friends of IRAC, There must be more than one way to liberate the Western Wall. It’s not only a job for paratroopers, a test that ended in the Six Day War of 1967. The Wall as a national and religious site now needs to be liberated from Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovich’s control. Rabinovich is an Ultra-Orthodox rabbi who has been appointed as rabbi of the Wall by secular leaders in Israel who, like many Israelis, were brought up to believe that there is only one brand of authentic Judaism – Rabinovi… Continue

Added by Dalya Levy on January 11, 2010 at 8:01pm — 1 Comment

Dalya Levy WZO Honors Herzl on 150th Anniversary of His Birth

Homage to Herzl A Journey Celebrating the 150th Birthday of the Visionary of the Jewish State April 14 – 20, 2010 $1,985 all-inclusive, Paris to Tel Aviv (www.doingzionism.org) Next Generation Leadership Track for activists 25-40 April13-22 Only $1000 incl. r/t airfare Paris-Tel Aviv-Paris! Be among the 120 Jewish leaders from around the world traveling in Herzl’s footsteps, highlighting the positive message of Zionism today while generating pride in… Continue

Added by Dalya Levy on January 11, 2010 at 12:43pm — No Comments

Dalya Levy Anat Hoffman Leader of Women of the Wall Detained for Questioning

Women of the Wall Leader Interrogated by Police By Jane Eisner Published January 06, 2010. Print Email Share Author Archive Israel News The leader of Women of the Wall, a group of women who gather monthly to pray at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, was questioned by police, fingerprinted, and told that she may be charged with a felony for violating the rules of conduct at what is considered Judaism’s most sacred site. Inked: On January 5, Israeli police interrogated and fingerprinted Anat Hoffman. Ana… Continue

Added by Dalya Levy on January 7, 2010 at 5:33pm — No Comments

Dalya Levy Women of the Wall - Update from Anat Hoffman

Dear Friends of IRAC, Last Friday, Rosh Chodesh Tevet, 153 women found it in themselves to get up early on a wretched, rainy, and miserable morning and walk to the Kotel, for what could be – following Nofrat Frenkel’s arrest one month prior – an unpredictable morning of prayer. We were women of all ages and denominations, gathered together under a canopy of bright umbrellas that looked especially vibrant on a gray day. We stood at the back of the women’s section to pray, and when it was time t… Continue

Added by Dalya Levy on December 22, 2009 at 1:40pm — No Comments

Dalya Levy Women of the Wall Fight On

Challenging Traditions at the Heart of Judaism By Isabel Kershner, The New York Times, December 21st, 2009 JERUSALEM — A struggle for the character of the Western Wall, this city’s iconic Jewish holy site and central place of worship, is under way, and it is being fought with prayer shawls and Torah scrolls. On Friday, sheets of rain obscured the Old City’s ancient domes. But by 7 a.m. about 150 Jewish women had gathered at the Western Wall to pray and to challenge the constraints imposed on… Continue

Added by Dalya Levy on December 22, 2009 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Didi Gilbert Solidarity prayer called for women praying at the Western Wall - worldwide - Dec. 17, 2009

Solidarity prayer called for women praying at Western Wall December 10, 2009 NEW YORK (JTA) -- Activists are calling for a day of solidarity at venues around the world in support of the right of women to pray at the Western Wall in "dignity, in safety and in shared community." The grassroots initiative is being planned for Dec. 17 -- the first day of the Hebrew month of Tevet -- as an act of solidarity with the group Women of the Wall, after medical student Nofrat Frenkel was detained by poli… Continue

Added by Didi Gilbert on December 11, 2009 at 7:33pm — No Comments

Dalya Levy The Shawl and the Hood - Rabbi Michael Marmur

We should all be relieved - a great disaster has been averted in the heart of Jerusalem. A woman was arrested yesterday for causing a heinous threat to public order. She was carrying a document so subversive that it has been suppressed and vilified for thousands of years. She also donned an item of ritual wear so provocative that if she had not been stopped by the authorities there might have been cataclysmic results. The criminal in question was a highly suspicious type, and she arrived in Jeru… Continue

Added by Dalya Levy on December 6, 2009 at 1:17pm — No Comments

Gabor Karmo גבריאל כרמו Arzenu Hungary chairman invited by the Ambassador of Israel

Aliza Bin-Noun Ambassador of Israel to Hungary Budapest, 11.11.2009 Israel's Ambassador to Hungary, Madam Aliza Bin-Noun invited Gabor Karmo, the chairman of Arzenu Hungary to the Embassy in Budapest. Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr Benny Sharoni was also present at the meeting. The Embassy would like to see a stronger partners… Continue

Added by Gabor Karmo גבריאל כרמו on November 12, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Andrew Gilbert Rabbi Tony Bayfield sermon on his visit to Israel ... is he a Zionist?

http://news.reformjudaism.org.uk/from-the-head-of-the-movement/sorry-but-im-not-just-a-liberal-universalist.html Continue

Added by Andrew Gilbert on October 14, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Andrew Gilbert Rabbi Tony Bayfield and Haredim in Israel

What does respect really mean? http://news.reformjudaism.org.uk/from-the-head-of-the-movement/what-does-respect-really-mean.html Continue

Added by Andrew Gilbert on October 14, 2009 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

Nelson Kuperman Zionism at the crossroads

Candidly Speaking: Zionism at the crossroads Oct. 12, 2009 Isi Leibler , THE JERUSALEM POST After 2000 years of dispersion, persecution and powerlessness and in the wake of the greatest disaster ever to have encompassed the Jewish people, Zionism rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the Shoah and achieved the impossible. In what must be the most remarkable achievement of any people and unique in the annals of mankind, it resurrected a homeland and empowered the Jews. After fulfilling its pri… Continue

Added by Nelson Kuperman on October 14, 2009 at 10:54pm — No Comments

Elan Ezrachi Simchat Torah in Monpelier, France

Last Sunday I was in Montplier, south-west France, with my wife, Rabbi Naamah Kelman and we were with the liberal community, celebrating Simchat Torah with them. It was very moving. There are wonderful people, struggling to maintain a community without a rabbi. Not easy, in general, and certainly not in France where the Orthodox are so dominant. Here is a link to some photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/14390945@N03/sets/72157622442164819/ Continue

Added by Elan Ezrachi on October 13, 2009 at 8:07am — No Comments

Gabor Karmo גבריאל כרמו Unilateral Palestinian state declaration - More important than settlement freeze

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Added by Gabor Karmo גבריאל כרמו on October 12, 2009 at 11:59pm — No Comments

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