Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism
- Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism
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.
The movement ordains rabbinical students at the Hebrew Union College and has a youth movement named Noar Telem, a snif 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.
External links
* [http://reform.org.il/ Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism (Hebrew)] | [http://reform.org.il/Eng/Index.asp (English)]
* [http://www.rac.org/irac Israel Religious Action Center] founded by the IMPJ
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