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Progressive Judaism Project | Portal | Category Jews · Judaism · Denominations Regions 1. North America (Reform, Reconstructionist) 2. United Kingdom (Reform, Liberal) 3. Germany 4. Netherlands 5. Israel Beliefs and practices Communauté Juive Libérale d'Île-de-France (CJL) is a Jewish community led by the Rabbi Pauline Bebe, the first (and until 2007 the only) female rabbi in France. The community belongs to the Reform movement. The CJL is part of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, which gathers in 1,000 communities around the world.
Although Reform Judaism is dominant within worldwide Judaism, it is still underdeveloped in France.[1] In France, the liberal Judaism gathers 15 000 people who are distributed in 16 communities belonging to several currents, including l’Union libérale israélite de France (ULIF), le Mouvement juif libéral de France (MJLF), and la Communauté juive libérale d’Ile-de-France (CJL).[2] The CJL and a few other Reform communities are not accepted within the orthodox Consistoire.[3] The Consistoire was founded in 1808 after the French Revolution, when the Jews of France were granted civil rights under the direction of Napoleon, whose goal was to make mainstream Frenchmen out of the Jewish people.[4]
To 1995 at 2006, the CJL's home was in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.[5] The congregation originally resembled a chavurah, and was located in a small apartment.[6] Since may 2006 the CJL have a new home,[7] La Maison du Judaisme, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. The Maison du judaisme consist of a multi-purpose complex center[8] with a synagogue,[9] a theater, an art exhibit and a library, as well as classrooms and offices. It also has a cultural organization called NITSA.[10] The CJL gathers more than 300 households[11][12] and benefits from a warm atmosphere.
References
- ^ Bernard Edinger, Europe Report: Flourishing in France, Reform Judaism online, spring 2008
- ^ (French) Catherine Coroller, Le judaïsme libéral en terre aride, http://www.liberation.fr/societe/0101623334-le-judaisme-liberal-en-terre-aride and Repères Judaïsme, http://www.liberation.fr/societe/0101623335-reperes, journal Liberation.fr, 9 March 2010
- ^ (French) Catherine Coroller, Le judaïsme libéral en terre aride, http://www.liberation.fr/societe/0101623334-le-judaisme-liberal-en-terre-aride, Liberation.fr in March 9 2010.
- ^ (French) Michèle Bitton, in AFMEG, Les femmes dans le judaïsme. – A la synagogue, http://www.afmeg.info/spip.php?article121#Les-fondements-de-la-mehitsah, 30 April 2007.
- ^ at 6, rue Pierre Ginier 75018 Paris: p. 45 of Ben G. Frank, A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe, Editor, Pelican Publishing, Third edition, 2001, ISBN 1-56554-776-4.
- ^ (french) François Devinat, Pauline Bebe. La rabbine par qui le scandale arrive, http://www.liberation.fr/portrait/0101143535-pauline-bebe-la-rabbine-par-qui-le-scandale-arrive, Leberation.fr, 4 May 1995
- ^ http://www.cjl-paris.org/maison/14mai.php
- ^ http://www.cjl-paris.org/maison/maison.php
- ^ http://www.cjl-paris.org/maison/rdc.php
- ^ NITSA-Randos: http://www.cjl-paris.org/nitsa/randos/randos.php and NITSA - ART: http://www.cjl-paris.org/nitsa/ateliers/musees.php
- ^ (French) Manon Rivifyre, Pauline Bebe femme rabbin, http://femme.planet.fr/action-pauline-bebe-femme-rabbin.15629.696.html, Magazine Femmes Plus, 26 October 2006.
- ^ Reform Judaism online, http://reformjudaismmag.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=1330
See Also
Pauline Bebe
External links
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