- The 65th UAHC General Assembly (page 83)
- The 42nd Assembly of the Women of Reform Judaism (page 83)
- The 37th Biennial of the North American Federation of Temple
Brotherhoods (page 83)
- Fewer than 250 members. Small congregations can benefit by
attending the UAHC Small Congregations Conference, April 16-18, 1999,
at the Hotel Sofitel in suburban Chicago, IL (page 84).
- Twenty years ago, Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler then UAHC president,
called for a program of Reform Jewish Outreach to respond to the needs
of converts, intermarried couples, children of intermarried couples,
and anyone else interested in learning more about Judaism. Now,
Jews-by-choice are a welcome addition to Reform communities everywhere,
and men and women who've chosen Judaism have become leaders in many of
our congregations. (pp. 49-50)
- More than 100,000 Israelis, according to Rabbi Richard A. Block,
incoming director of the World Union for Progressive Judaism. (p.55)
- 1500, their average age 65, in a city that once boasted the largest
concentration of Jews in Europe. (p.70)
- $30,000. The Master Teacher Fellowship also enables other teachers
to learn from the master teacher model. Award winners pass along their
knowledge and skills by giving demonstration lessons to other teachers,
which are videotaped and made available for use by religious school
teachers everywhere. (p.98)
- Three times more likely to live. The healing properties of belief
have been known since ancient times. (p.41-42)
- Forty countries, from Argentina to Zimbabwe. The Progressive
movement currently
involves nearly two million Jews in more than 1500 congregations
worldwide. (p.56)
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