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Beutel marks successful tenth anniversary milestone seminar

Thursday, February 02, 2012

The WUPJ's Anita Saltz IEC held its 10th annual Beutel Seminar last month. This prestigious seminar is open to active lay leaders in Progressive/Reform/Liberal Jewish communities around the world. In addition to developing leadership skills, it offers them an opportunity to study ancient texts, history, philosophy and Jewish thought, discuss current political and social issues, and explore spiritual pathways within the context of Progressive Judaism. more...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Thursday, January 26, 2012

With a deep sense of reverence, the World Union for Progressive Judaism, representing 1.8 million Jews in 1,200 communities and 47 countries around the world, joins the United Nations in marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2012. more...

Chanukah celebrations light up the FSU

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Chanukah celebrations lit up our congregations and community activities across the Former Soviet Union, as they celebrated Chanukah with great gusto. The center of the celebrations was in our Dor ve dor WUPJ center in Moscow, where over 100 members of the city’s Reform congregation, joined by many guests from Russia and abroad, participated in the event. For many of the participants it was the first time they had ever celebrated Chanukah with a Jewish organization. more...

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 "Diaspora Jewry needs Israel; Israel needs Diaspora Jewry"
Sunday, December 11, 2011 Chanukah appeal
Thursday, December 08, 2011 WUPJ fully geared up for URJ Biennial, says Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs, President WUPJ
Thursday, November 24, 2011 Rabbi Steve Burnstein welcomed by WUPJ as new Saltz Director
Thursday, November 10, 2011 Reform resurgence in Central and Eastern Europe key issue at URJ Biennial