- Reform Judaism outreach
Reform Judaism outreach refers to those
organization al andeducation al efforts by theReform Judaism ,Progressive Judaism andLiberal Judaism Jewish denominations meant to reach out and attractJew s and non-Jews, often the spouses and children in cases ofJewish intermarriage , toJudaism and tosynagogue attendance.A number of organizations are geared for these efforts:
Organizations
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KESHER is the collegeoutreach arm and campus student organization for Reform Judaism.
*Netzer Olami (an acronym in Hebrew for "Reform Zionist Youth" (נוער ציוני רפורמי), and Netzer Olami means "Global Netzer".) Together with its affiliate organizations it has approximately 12,000 members worldwide, is affiliated with theWorld Union for Progressive Judaism andArzenu (the Zionist arm of the World Union) and is based inJerusalem .
*North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) is the organizedyouth movement of Reform Judaism in North America. Funded and supported by theUnion for Reform Judaism , NFTY exists to supplement and support Reform youth groups at the synagogue level. About 750 local youth groups affiliate themselves with the organization, comprising over 8,500 youth members.Day schools
Reform
Jewish day school s, such as theLeo Baeck Day School .ee also
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Conservative Judaism outreach
*Orthodox Jewish outreach
*Baal teshuva movement
*Conversion to Judaism
*Repentance in Judaism
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