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New Chair for Reform Rabbis

Written by Movement for Reform Judaism Wednesday, 01 July 2009

At its Annual General Meeting earlier this month, the Assembly of Reform Rabbis UK voted in a new Chair, Rabbi Tony Hammond.  Rabbi Hammond takes over from Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, and will serve a two year term of office.

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Problems with JustGiving Website

Written by Movement for Reform Judaism Wednesday, 01 July 2009

Thank you so much for the excellent response to our appeal two weeks ago. Already over £6000 has been donated and for this we are very grateful. 

Unfortunately, JustGiving upgraded their website at the same time as the launch of the Movement Appeal and they experienced major technical difficulties.

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Highest number of new rabbis for more than a decade

Written by Movement for Reform Judaism Thursday, 11 June 2009

The Leo Baeck College is preparing to ordain eight new progressive rabbis on July 5th. This will be the largest group to graduate from the rabbinic training since 1996, signifying not only the strength and status of the College, but also the continued growth of progressive Judaism in the UK and Europe.

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Historic victory for Jewish pluralism in Israel

Written by Movement for Reform Judaism Thursday, 21 May 2009

This week marks a very important moment for Progressive Judaism and the cause of Jewish pluralism in Israel. On Tuesday 19th May the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) won a precedent-setting case in the Israeli Supreme Court which says that the State has to provide equal funding for Reform and Conservative conversion classes.

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