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We
are thrilled to announce that on December
23rd, Kehillat YOZMA in Modi’in literally
made groundbreaking history when the first
government-funded, synagogue structure
to be given to a non-Orthodox community
was placed on the land allocated to YOZMA.
We will be using this prefab structure as
our synagogue until we raise the needed
funds to build our permanent complex.
Our capital campaign is in full swing with
the immediate goal of raising $300,000
in order to secure the permits to build
on the second lot allocated to YOZMA. |
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With
this momentous event, Kehillat YOZMA
continues its success in realizing the hopes and
dreams of Reform Jews around the world as so eloquently
outlined by Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie,
President of the Union of Reform Judaism, at the
recent biennial (December 15, 2007).
“We are blessed to be living at this moment. We
are blessed that we are able, if we choose, to
set foot on the soil of the Jewish state, and
to do what Moses was not permitted to do. And
not only can we walk on that soil,
as he did not, but we can build on it,
and watch children grow up on it, speaking the
language of the Bible, revived at last as a spoken
tongue.
"…, we need Israel just as much as
Israel needs us. Because
it is a place, even now, that inspires us and
that pumps the dynamism of Jewish life through
our veins. |
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“And
as Reform Jews, we need Israel more than
others, because we are not yet firmly established
on Israeli soil. For us, the stakes are
high. If we fail to create a significant
presence in Israel, this failure casts doubt
on our authenticity as a religious movement.
In other words, if we do not become
a force in Israel in the next generation,
we will have consigned ourselves to the
margins of Jewish history. It should
be said that Reform successes in Israel
give us every confidence that this will
not happen, and that is why our support
of Reform Judaism in Israel is so vitally
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as Reform Jews, we need Israel more
than others, because we are not yet
firmly established on Israeli
soil”
Rabbi
Eric Yoffie, 12/07
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“Israel’s
fate rests not only in the hands of
Israel’s citizens, but in our hands
as well”
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, 12/07 |
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And
so, as we approach the sixtieth anniversary
of the Jewish state, let us join together
in gratitude to the Eternal One of Blessing.
How fortunate we are to be present for this
historic celebration!
Let us remember that Israel’s fate rests
not only in the hands of Israel’s citizens,
but in our hands as well. |
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May
we be ready for what the times require and our
tradition demands:
that we be untiring partners in the building of
Zion” |
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support we receive from all of you across
the ocean energizes us
to continue our growth and development.
Have you renewed your YOZMA annual membership?
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