South African Union for Progressive Judaism

South African Union for Progressive Judaism

How green is Judaism?

Jewish tradition takes seriously the idea of humanity's obligations to nature.

Profile: Rabbi Richard Newman

Rabbi Richard Newman of Cape Town is an historian of Southern African Jewry

A South African's Aliyah

Former SAUPJ executive Darryl Egnal tells the ups and downs of making Aliyah

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Happy 200th

Progressive Judaism celebrates two events that launched a movement.

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Knesset bill threatens
non-Orthodox converts

A controversial Knesset bill that threatens the status of non-Orthodox converts to Judaism, has reappeared, despite worldwide protests from Reform and Conservative Jews. Even the Israeli prime minister has warned that the bill threatens to split world Jewry

Report back on conference

The Durban community hosted the SAUPJ's national conference in May, attended by delegates from throughout the country and from Israel. Read about new strategies that were agreed.

Why Netzer is so valuable

A youth leader, a rabbi and an SAUPJ executive on why Netzer summer camps are so good for your children.

New siddur for South Africa

The new siddur, specially adapted for South Africa, will be available in the second half of 2010.

QUICK GUIDE

What is the SAUPJ?
What is Progressive Judaism?
Ten questions about Reform
Synagogues in South Africa
Office-holders in the SAUPJ
Download an SAUPJ brochure
A history of Reform in SA

YOUTH

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Introducing Netzer

The Progressive Jewish youth movement, Netzer, provides both fun and education
Tamar, for young adults

OUTREACH

Sisters of service

The remarkable social work done by the SA Union of Temple Sisterhoods
History of the sisterhood
United Sisterhood in Gauteng
Interfaith initiatives
Eco-friendly Judaism

SAUPJ POLICY

Gay marriages

South African Progressive Judaism recognises same-sex marriages.

SAUPJ update

Rabbi Robert Jacobs of Bet David is the new chair of the South African Association of Progressive Rabbis