Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism
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The Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism (or the IMPJ) is the organizational branch of Progressive Judaism
in Israel. It currently has around 30 communities around the state of Israel
including two kibbutzim
, Yahel
and Lotan, Israel.
The movement ordains rabbinical students at the Hebrew Union College
and has a youth movement named Noar Telem, a part of Netzer Olami
.
The movement participates in various initiatives for social justice
, such as Rabbis for Human Rights
and its affiliated Israel Religious Action Center
(IRAC).
It is affiliated with the World Union for Progressive Judaism
.
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism refers to various beliefs, practices and organizations associated with the Reform Jewish movement in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In general, it maintains that Judaism and Jewish traditions should be modernized and should be compatible with participation in the...
in Israel. It currently has around 30 communities around the state of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
including two kibbutzim
Kibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
, Yahel
Yahel
Yahel may refer to:* Yahel, a kibbutz near Eilat in the far south of Israel* Yahel Castillo , Mexican diver* Yahel Sherman , trance producer and DJ from Israel* Yinon Yahel...
and Lotan, Israel.
The movement ordains rabbinical students at the Hebrew Union College
Hebrew Union College
The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the oldest extant Jewish seminary in the Americas and the main seminary for training rabbis, cantors, educators and communal workers in Reform Judaism.HUC-JIR has campuses in Cincinnati, New York, Los Angeles and Jerusalem.The Jerusalem...
and has a youth movement named Noar Telem, a part of Netzer Olami
Netzer Olami
Netzer Olami is the worldwide youth movement of the World Union for Progressive Judaism and is affiliated to Arzenu . "Netzer" is an acronym in Hebrew for Reform Zionist Youth , and Netzer Olami means 'Global Netzer'...
.
The movement participates in various initiatives for social justice
Social justice
Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
, such as Rabbis for Human Rights
Rabbis for Human Rights
Rabbis for Human Rights-Israel is an Israeli human rights organisation describing itself as "the rabbinic voice of conscience in Israel, giving voice to the Jewish tradition of human rights"....
and its affiliated Israel Religious Action Center
Israel Religious Action Center
The Israel Religious Action Center also known as IRAC, was established in 1987 as the public and legal advocacy arm of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism. It is located in Jerusalem, Israel. IRAC aims to defend equality, social justice, and religious pluralism within Israel, through the...
(IRAC).
It is affiliated with the World Union for Progressive Judaism
World Union for Progressive Judaism
The World Union for Progressive Judaism describes itself as the "international umbrella organization for the Reform, Liberal, Progressive and Reconstructionist movements." This overall Jewish religious movement is based in about 40 countries with more than 1,000 affiliated synagogues...
.
External links
- Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism (Hebrew) | (English)
- Israel Religious Action Center founded by the IMPJ