The Wellington Progressive Jewish Congregation was formerly known as the Wellington Liberal Jewish Congregation. Aspects of our services may be familiar to congregants accustomed to Reform, Reconstructionist, Liberal and Jewish Humanist services.

New Temple Brochure contains information about the Temple and its Rabbi (published August 2008). This is our publicity handout.

The Rabbi
Meet our Rabbi - click here

The Rabbi's BLOG
Rabbi Johanna's new BLOG will be updated regularly. Click here.

Shabbat songs and blessings
Click here for our music page (members only)

PESACH: Blessings/songs from the Haggadah
Click here for the tunes for the Seder

Major Trust
The Major Trust has a new web page. Click here to enter the page and download the latest (June 2008) application form.

Immigration to New Zealand
See Community for notes on immigration to New Zealand, a land of moderate climate, peace and opportunity.

Who is a Jew?
The Spirit of Things with Rachel Kohn on the ABC radio interviewing Rabbi Uri Regev, president of the WUPJ and separately Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio is a real treat. Here is the link. Choose your media player when asked and off you go!

Read the Temple Bulletin on-line
You can find it at: bulletin.pdf
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have it, click on Documents and download it free.

Jewish Communities of the World
Find Jewish communities throughout the world at www.haruth.com/JewsoftheWorld.html

The Wellington Holocaust Research and Education Centre
A new site developed to tell of humanity lost, of resilience and survival, and through the stories of the refugees that came to Wellington, teach tolerance, courage and racial harmony. Click here.

Celebrate Israel
This is a free online resource for people planning events and tours in Israel: www.celebrateisrael.com

UPJ Internet Site
Check out the website of the Union for Progressive Judaism at www.upj.org.au

World Union for Progressive Judaism
Home page of the Reform movement. From here there are links to the websites of all major branches of Progressive Judaism, in the United States, Israel and the rest of the world. There's a section on "What is Reform Judaism", you can take a self-guided tour of Reform Judaism websites, look up on-line responsa, read "Reform Judaism" magazine on-line, and there's even an "Ask the Rabbi" function.  The synagogue arm of Reform Judaism, the UAHC, also have a comprehensive site, with topics as diverse as organ donation, synagogue management, and social action. A new site is the UPJANZA page. The UPJANZA has congregations all around this region, schools in Sydney and Melbourne and Netzer the Progressive Youth Group.

Israel Religious Action Centre
Concerned with issues of human equality, social justice, religious tolerance on the basis of progressive Judaism and democracy. Issues which can be pursued on this site include: Religion and State; Who is a Jew? The Right to Marry and many others.