International Federation of Rabbis
Encyclopedia
The International Federation of Rabbis (IFR) was founded in 2000 as a non-denominational organization for Jewish rabbis of all backgrounds. It aims to provide a forum to explore Judaism's response to the changing needs of the modern era. IFR provides members with various means to confer with and share ideas with colleagues around the world, such as its private list serve and quarterly newsletter
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IFR's rabbis have been noted within and outside of the Jewish community for the diverse backgrounds and perspectives they bring to Jewish pastoral care.
for its members at which various topics in Jewish pastoral care and Torah scholarship
are discussed.
Newsletter
A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. Newspapers and leaflets are types of newsletters. Additionally, newsletters delivered electronically via email have gained rapid acceptance for the same reasons email in...
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IFR's rabbis have been noted within and outside of the Jewish community for the diverse backgrounds and perspectives they bring to Jewish pastoral care.
Conferences
IFR hosts a biyearly conferenceConference
A conference is a meeting of people who "confer" about a topic.* Academic conference, in science and academia, a formal event where researchers present results, workshops, and other activities....
for its members at which various topics in Jewish pastoral care and Torah scholarship
Torah study
Torah study is the study by Jewish people of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature and similar works, all of which are Judaism's religious texts...
are discussed.