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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.The Congregation was established
in 1959 and 2009 marked the 50 year jubilee.
NEWSLETTERS from other congregations
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Members and friends always welcome
For further information click here: welcome
IMMIGRATION INFORMATION
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Thinking of Immigrating to Wellington?
For comprehensive information click here
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See also Community
for notes on immigration to New Zealand, a land of moderate climate,
peace and opportunity.
Temple Brochure contains information about the Temple and
its Rabbi (published August 2008). This is our publicity handout.
Click here
The Mashpiah
Meet our Mashpiah - click here
Shabbat songs and blessings
Click here
for our music page
Rabbi Peter Knobel talk on Mishkan T'filah
Click here
to download
PESACH: Blessings/songs from the Haggadah
Click here
for the tunes for the Seder
Major Trust
Click here
to enter the Major Trust page and download the latest (November 2011) application
form.
The page also includes a link to the Chairman's Report 2010.
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
Downtown Community Ministry (Wellington)
Temple Sinai has established a formal link with DCM which exists to
help people find and use their latent strengths, so that they can better
control their environment. The organisation is committed to addressing
the root causes of poverty and injustice. 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
Gal Chadash
Gal Chadash is the e-magazine of the Union of Progressive Judaism, published
quarterly.
You can view it here.
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. Click here
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