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WITH CEASE-FIRE, ISRAELI MOVEMENT REFLECTS AND PLANS FOR FUTURE
UPCOMING EVENTS
ADDENDUM: TEXT OF MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE FROM A NORTHERNER HOUSED BY THE ISRAEL MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM DURING THE RECENT FIGHTING

224 / August 10, 2006

AS THE WAR CONTINUES, SO DO THE MOVEMENT'S EFFORTS TO ASSIST VICTIMS
WORLDWIDE PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY RALLIES SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
WORLD UNION ISSUES STATEMENT ON HAMAS TO U.N. COMMITTEE
HOUSTON CANTOR LEADS LITURGICAL SEMINARS IN FSU
ITALY’S OFFICIAL JEWISH UMBRELLA GROUP REACHES OUT TO PROGRESSIVE JEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS

223 / August 3, 2006

ISRAELI MOVEMENT CONTINUES TO SERVE THOSE AFFECTED BY FIGHTING
A TALE OF TORAH CONNECTION
SATISFACTION - AND DISAPPOINTMENT - WITH WORLD ZIONIST CONGRESS
UPCOMING EVENTS

222 / August 1, 2006 SPECIAL ISSUE

AN APPEAL FOR SUPPORT OF THE ISRAEL MOVEMENT’S EMERGENCY EFFORTS

221 / July 27, 2006

ISRAELI MOVEMENT REMAINS A SOURCE OF STRENGTH IN THIS TIME OF NEED
WORLD UNION UPGRADES STRUCTURE AND ACADEMIC STATUS OF MACHON
GERMAN MOVEMENT HOLDS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN SPANDAU
UPCOMING EVENTS
ADDENDUM: NEW LETTER TO FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM BY IMPJ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GUSTI YEHOSHUA-BRAVERMAN

220 / July 20, 2006

IMPJ IS THERE FOR COMMUNITIES IN ISRAEL'S NORTH
RUSSIAN RABBI PARTICIPATES IN JEWISH-MUSLIM INTERFAITH EFFORT
WORK BY NOTED ISRAELI ARTIST ADORNS NEW PARIS SYNAGOGUE
CORRECTION
UPCOMING EVENTS
ADDENDUM: LETTER TO FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM BY IMPJ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GUSTI YEHOSHUA-BRAVERMAN

MECHINA PREPARES ISRAELI HIGH SCHOOL GRADS FOR ARMY LIFE
LBC MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH CONFERENCE AND ROYAL VISIT
CONDOLENCES
UPCOMING EVENTS

218 / July 10, 2006

WORLD UNION ANNOUNCES MISSION TO SOUTH AMERICA AND HISTORIC CONFERENCE
U.S. "KESHER” AMBASSADORS CONNECT WITH PEERS IN ARGENTINA
TEACHER AT LBC, CALLED "GREATEST BRITISH JEW," DIES

217 / June 29, 2006

AVI CHAI-FUNDED SEMINARS IN FULL SWING IN FSU
"PRAGUE PROJECT" CONCLUDES WITH SHABBATON
ITALIAN CONGREGATION TO GET TEMPORARY FULL-TIME RABBI
CONDOLENCES
MAZAL TOV

216 / June 22, 2006

ISRAELI CONGREGATIONS MOVE FORWARD WITH NEW FACILITIES
NEW JERSEY TORAH SCROLLS START LIFE ANEW IN BELARUS
COMPLETE REMARKS BY STEVEN WEITZ, OF TEMPLE BETH-EL IN HILLSBOROUGH, NEW JERSEY, DURING THE CONSECRATION OF A TORAH SCROLL DONATED TO CONGREGATION EMUNAH IN VITEBSK, BELARUS, MAY 7, 2006

215 / June 15, 2006

HAIFA CONGREGATION RECOGNIZED FOR ASSISTING NEW IMMIGRANTS
KAPUSTIN INSTALLED IN KHARKOV
SCANDINAVIAN CONGREGATION THRIVES WITHIN WORLD UNION FAMILY

214 / June 8, 2006

PROGRESSIVE EDUCATORS HOLD CONFERENCE IN KIEV
UPCOMING TAMAR SEMINAR MARKS MAJOR INROADS IN LATIN AMERICA
ZAVIDOV ELECTED NEW CHAIR OF ISRAELI RABBINIC FORUM
BRITISH REFORM CENTER MARKS DOUBLE BIRTHDAY

213 / May 31, 2006

HISTORIC REFERENDUM CONFERS RECOGNITION ON SWISS CONGREGATION
HA'ARETZ ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS WORLD UNION ROLE IN GERMANY
JEWISH AGENCY GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR PROGRESSIVE CAMP IN ST. PETERSBURG
BRESLAUER RECOGNIZED BY ISRAEL’S BEN GURION UNIVERSITY
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY TO HONOR REFORM MOVEMENT'S BAYFIELD

212 / May 25, 2006

ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR PROGRESSIVE RABBINIC SEMINARY IN GERMANY
ISRAEL MOVEMENT CONFERENCE BREAKS ATTENDANCE RECORDS AND SENDS OUT A MESSAGE
WORLD UNION PROJECT STRENGTHENS PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM IN BALTIC STATES
TWO PROGRESSIVE LEADERS RECEIVE HIGH HONORS

211 / May 18, 2006

CONGREGATION TO DEDICATE NEW FACILITY IN JAFFA
PROGRESSIVE RABBI HELPS ORGANIZE RUSSIA’S FIRST LIMMUD CONFERENCE
GERMAN YOUTH ATTEND JERUSALEM SEMINAR, MEET ISRAELI COUNTERPARTS
CLARIFICATION
CONDOLENCES

210 / May 11, 2006

NEW AVI CHAI GRANT FOR CAMP COUNSELOR TRAINING IN FSU
ISRAELI CONGREGATION BRINGS THE RELIGIOUS BAT MITZVAH TO SECULAR PUPILS
PINAT SHORASHIM BEGINS NEW SEASON OF ACTIVITIES
BRITISH REFORM TARGETING THOSE ON THE MARGINS

209 / May 4, 2006

ARZENU ACHIEVES PLURALITIES IN BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN DELEGATE POLLING
PANAMANIAN CONGREGATION DEDICATES NEW HOUSE OF WORSHIP
SECOND ANNUAL "MORAL MAZES" CONFERENCE LATER THIS MONTH IN HAIFA
REMEMBERING DR. PAUL SPIEGEL, PRESIDENT, CENTRAL COUNCIL OF JEWS IN GERMANY

208 / April 27, 2006

GERMAN CHANCELLOR MEETS WITH PROGRESSIVE JEWISH LEADERS
HUC-JIR / WORLD UNION “PESACH PROJECT” LARGEST EVER
PLURALISTS URGE OLMERT TO STAND FAST ON CIVIL MARRIAGE

207 / April 20, 2006

MUSLIM RELIGIOUS LEADER VISITS HAIFA CONGREGATION
ODESSA CONGREGATION TAKES DELIVERY OF "SANTIAGO" REPLACEMENT SCROLL
US REFORM RABBI TO SERVE WARSAW CONGREGATION
HISTORIC B’NOT MITZVAH CELEBRATED BY HAMELN CONGREGATION

206 / April 6,2006

ISRAEL MOVEMENT’S PASSOVER FOOD DRIVE IN HIGH GEAR
STUDENT RABBIS TO TRAVEL TO FSU FOR 4TH CONSECUTIVE PESACH
PROGRESSIVE RABBI IS THERE FOR AMERICAN VICTIMS OF CHILEAN BUS CRASH
SYDNEY AREA CONGREGATIONS REACH OUT TO GAYS AND LESBIANS

205 / March 30, 2006

EUROPEAN REGION BIENNIAL HELD IN HANNOVER
WORLD UNION DELEGATION TAKES PART IN HIGH-LEVEL TALKS IN BERLIN
IMPJ WRAPPING UP 3RD ANNUAL RIDING4REFORM BIKE RIDE TODAY IN JERUSALEM
FIRST-EVER JERUSALEM SEMINAR FOR FSU PROGRESSIVE EDUCATORS
RSY / NETZER BRINGS PURIMSHPIEL FEST TO BRITAIN

204 / March 23, 2006

UPJ EXPANDS SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
ARZENU / ITALIA NEWEST BRANCH OF ZIONIST ROOF ORGANIZATION
MOSCOW RABBI LEADING MONTHLY SERVICES FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED
NEW YORK RABBI GIVES TALK IN TEL AVIV ON LESBIANISM, FEMINISM AND JUDAISM

203 / March 16, 2006

ARZA TO BE LARGEST BLOC IN US DELEGATION TO ZIONIST CONGRESS
WORLD UNION CO-SPONSORS UN PANEL DISCUSSION ON RIGHTS OF THE DISABLED
ARGENTINEAN CANTORS WOW AUDIENCES IN NORTH AMERICA
BRITISH CONGREGATION DONATES PURIM SCROLL TO BELARUS COMMUNITIES

202 / March 9, 2006

JEWISH LEADERSHIP IN CZECH REPUBLIC RECOGNIZES PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
NEW FOUNDATION TO FUND GERMAN RABBINIC SEMINARY
EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY IN JERUSALEM THIS SUMMER
NEGEV KIBBUTZ UNVEILS NEW COLLEGE-AGE YEAR PROGRAM
CORRECTION

201 / March 2, 2006

CRIMEAN AUTHORITIES DOWNPLAY THREATS AGAINST PROGRESSIVE JEWS
NEIGHBORLY RELATIONS BETWEEN ORTHODOX AND REFORM JEWS IN NEW ZEALAND
IRAC ISSUES COMPLAINT OVER VISA BARRIERS FOR NON-ORTHODOX CONVERTS
WORLD UNION WELCOMES APPOINTMENT OF SAPERSTEIN AT LBC-CJE
SECOND ANNUAL "MORAL MAZES" CONFERENCE SET FOR MAY IN HAIFA

BAR MITZVAH FOR HAIFA BOY BLINDED IN TERROR ATTACK
IMPJ EXPANDING ITS ROSTER OF CONGREGATIONS
SANTIAGO CONGREGATIONS REPLACE STOLEN TORAH SCROLL IN ODESSA
PROGRESSIVE-SUPPORTED TOWNSHIP SCHOOL FETED IN SOUTH AFRICA
REGISTRATION SET TO CLOSE FOR IMPJ BIKE RIDE FUND-RAISER

1 99 / February 16, 2006

NETZER / TaMaR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS CONVENE IN JERUSALEM

NETZER FIESTA IN MELBOURNE TO ASSIST COMMUNITY IN ARGENTINA

ISRAELI MOVEMENT BRINGS WINTER WARMTH TO THE DISADVANTAGED

MAKE A DIFFERENCE - VOTE THE REFORM / PROGRESSIVE WORLD ZIONIST SLATE

CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF EMILY MEHLMAN

198 / February 14, 2006 Special issue

REPORT ON THE 2006 BEUTEL LEADERSHIP SEMINAR

197 / February 9, 2006

FSU RABBIS MEET IN JERUSALEM FOR STRATEGY AND SUSTENANCE
NEWS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS BELARUS WOMEN SCRIBES
UJCL HOLDS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN GUADALAJARA
IRAC’S EFFORTS LEAD TO INDICTMENT OF SENIOR RABBI

196 / February 2, 2006

BEUTEL SEMINAR HONES SKILLS OF UP-AND-COMING PROGRESSIVE LEADERS
ISRAEL MOVEMENT TO RAISE FUNDS WITH GOLF TOURNAMENT
FSU WINTER CAMPS INSPIRE STRONGER TIES TO PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM
EUROPEAN BIENNIAL TO TAKE PLACE IN HANNOVER NEXT MONTH
CONDOLENCES
CORRECTION

195 / January 26, 2005

MAKE A DIFFERENCE - VOTE THE REFORM / PROGRESSIVE WORLD ZIONIST SLATE
THINK GREEN ON TU B’SHEVAT!
PROGRESSIVE RABBI FROM KYIV ADVANCES INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
BRITISH RABBI STUDYING EXPERIENCES OF REFORM CONVERTS
WORLD UNION MOURNS ANDREA BRONFMAN
ADDENDUM: DREAMS OF TOLERANCE

194 / January 19, 2006

REGISTRATION STILL OPEN FOR IMPJ BIKE RIDE FUND-RAISER
TOUCHING MOMENT AT ANNUAL BEIT MIDRASH FAMILY RETREAT
WORLD UNION HOLDS NUMEROUS PRE-HOLIDAY SEMINARS IN FSU
NOTED REFORM SCHOLAR TO LEAD EDUCATIONAL TOURS TO EASTERN EUROPE

193 / January 17, 2006 Special issue

THE JEWS OF THE AMAZON RETURN HOME - THE STORY OF THEIR CONVERSION (WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JERRY TANENBAUM, CHAIR OF THE WORLD UNION'S YAD B'YAD TASK FORCE)

192 / January 12, 2006

ARON ASSUMES WORLD UNION REGIONAL LEADERSHIP
IMPJ SOCIAL ACTIVISTS LEARN FROM AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS
TOP STUDENTS AT BELARUS HEBREW SCHOOL TOUR "JEWISH MINSK"

191 / January 5, 2006

IRAC PETITIONS TOP COURT OVER FUNDING DENIAL FOR CONVERSION COURSES
LBEC USING PARALLEL CURRICULA TO PARTNER WITH DAY SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE
PLAUT COMMENTARY PROJECT REACHES MILESTONE
LIBERAL MOVEMENT IS FIRST IN BRITAIN WITH SAME-SEX COMMITMENT LITURGY

190 / December 30, 2005

ISRAEL MOVEMENT PROVIDING HOLIDAY WARMTH AND FOOD FOR THE NEEDY
WORLD UNION EXPLORING NEW ACADEMIC STATUS FOR MACHON
ARZENU FORMS EUROPEAN REGION
GERMAN RABBI RECOGNIZED BY COUNTRY’S MUSLIMS
CONDOLENCES

18 9 / December 27, 2005 Special issue

HOLIDAY MESSAGE: "THE FESTIVAL OF CHANUKAH - ANCIENT VALUES FIND NEW MEANING IN TODAY'S ISRAEL"
URJ FOCUSING ON WORLD UNION AND GLOBAL PROGRESSIVE JEWISH DEVELOPMENT
TEL AVIV MAYORAL SPEECH AT BIENNIAL NOW AVAILABLE ON WORLD UNION WEB SITE

188 / December 22, 2005

PROGRESSIVE EDUCATORS IN FSU HOLD SECOND CONFERENCE
TEL AVIV CONGREGATION ORGANIZING ROOTS TRIP TO EASTERN EUROPE
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND ASIA REGION LAUNCHES NEW STRATEGIC PLAN

187 / December 15, 2005

WORLD UNION MAKES ITSELF FELT AT URJ BIENNIAL
IRAC FIGHTS FOR CONVERTS AND NON-ORTHODOX SCHOOL CHILDREN
KHARKOV COMMUNITY RECEIVES VISIT FROM BRITISH CONGREGANTS
UJCL TO HOLD NINTH ANNUAL ENCOUNTER
CORRECTION

186 / December 8, 2005

NETZER WRAPS UP ANOTHER YEAR PROGRAM FOR SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
BRITISH CONGREGANTS HELP RESTORE LITTLE GIRL'S SIGHT
PROGRESSIVE WEDDING IN HAMELN FEATURED IN GERMAN HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOK
BAYFIELD REACHES OUT TO BRITAIN'S MUSLIMS

185 / December 1, 2005

KIRSCHEN HEADING SALTZ INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER
HAIFA PROGRAM DOUBLES ENROLLMENT IN SECOND YEAR
US CONGREGATIONS DONATE TORAH SCROLLS TO FSU COMMUNITIES
CCAR MOVES TO RECOGNIZE GEIGER GRADS
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MARCUSES ON BIRTH OF THEIR SON

184 / November 29, 2005 Special issue

HIGH HOLY DAYS WITH PROGRESSIVE JEWS IN INDIA

END MAY BE IN SIGHT IN BATTLE FOR RECOGNITION IN GERMANY
FILM ON SEPARATION WALL WINS MERCAZ SHIMSHON-BEIT SHMUEL FESTIVAL
AUSTRALIA'S SAMUEL RECOGNIZED BY UIA AND ZIONIST COUNCIL
CONGRATULATIONS TO JAKOBOVITSES ON BIRTH OF GRANDDAUGHTER
CONDOLENCES ON PASSING OF ARZA ACTIVIST NECHEMIAS

182 / November 17, 2005

ISRAEL MOVEMENT REACHES OUT TO NEEDY MUSLIMS AT HOLIDAY TIME
NEWLY ESTABLISHED FSU FORUM ENABLES BETTER USE OF RESOURCES
RDF HELPING TO ESTABLISH RABBINIC COUNCILS ON THE PROGRESSIVE FRONTIERS
YET ANOTHER VICTORY IN GERMANY WITH STATE GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION
CONGRATULATIONS TO BAUMANS ON MARRIAGE OF SON
CONGRATULATIONS TO BLISSES ON BIRTH OF GRANDDAUGHTER

LARGE HIGH HOLIDAY TURNOUT FOR NEW CONGREGATION IN ROSH HA'AYIN
HUC-JIR ORDAINS NEW ISRAELI RABBIS, AWARDS HONORARY DOCTORATES
WORLD UNION TO PLACE GREATER EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION IN FSU
AMSTERDAM COMMUNITY ACQUIRES LAND FOR NEW, LARGER BUILDING

REPORT ON LATIN AMERICA
ARLENE FERN COMMUNITY SCHOOL MARKS 10 YEARS SINCE ITS FOUNDING
ARGENTINA JOURNEY BRINGS ME CLOSER TO OUR PEOPLE

SPACE RAPIDLY RUNNING OUT FOR BEUTEL LEADERSHIP SEMINAR
HUC STUDENTS LEAD HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES IN FSU
WORLD UNION AFFILIATES CONTRIBUTE TO HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS
CLARIFICATION REGARDING ISRAEL’S TALI SCHOOLS