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Written by Web Master
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
 Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor made the journey to Leicester this weekend to mark Israel @ 60 at the biennial Conference of the Movement for Reform Judaism. The weekend’s programme emphasised connection to Israel during this 60th anniversary year. Addressing the 260 Conference participants, he spoke about the importance of the Reform Movement in enabling support for Israel to be opened up to a wider spectrum of the community.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 July 2008 )
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Written by Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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 Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand's closing speech from Conference 2008 in Leicester.
Why are we here? No, not here in Leicester. No, not even here in England. I mean the big question - Why are we here? Why do we exist? Why did God bother to create us at all?
The rabbis in the Talmud actually debate whether it would have been better for human beings not to have been created at all. I’m sorry to tell you that they concluded that the world would have been better off without us. But God doesn’t listen to a bunch of rabbis, I’m afraid, and God went ahead and created us. So we are left with the fundamental question of meaning: Why are we here?
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 July 2008 )
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Written by Web Master
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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 MANNA: The Forum for Progressive Judaism celebrates its centenary with isssue 100.
Published quarterly, you can subscribe by completing this form:
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Here is a taster in the form of Rabbi Dr. Tony Bayfield's editorial.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 July 2008 )
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Written by Web Master
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
 The Movement said goodbye and thank you to Julian Resnick at Conference 2008 in Leicester. Head of the Movement, Rabbi Dr. Tony Bayfield pays tribute to him.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 July 2008 )
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