Communauté Juive Libérale
Reform Judaism in France
Although Reform Judaism is dominant within worldwide Judaism, it is still underdeveloped in France. In France, Liberal Judaism is practiced by more than 15,000 people who are distributed in 16 communities belonging to several currents, including l’Union libérale israélite de France (ULIF), le Mouvement juif libéral de France (MJLF), and la Communauté juive libérale d’Île-de-France (CJL). The CJL and a few other Reform communities are not accepted within the Orthodox Consistoire. The Consistoire was founded in 1808 after the French Revolution, when the Jews of France were granted civil rights under the direction of Napoleon, whose goal was to make mainstream Frenchmen out of the Jewish people.
Communal facilities
From 1995 to 2006, the CJL's home was in the XVIIIe arrondissement, at 6, rue Pierre Ginier. The congregation originally resembled a chavurah, and was located in a small apartment. Since May 2006 the CJL have a new home, La Maison du judaïsme, in the XIe arrondissement. The Maison du judaïsme consists of a multi-purpose complex center with a synagogue, a theater, an art exhibit and a library, as well as classrooms and offices. It also has a cultural organization called NITSA. As of 2013, the CJL congregation consisted of more than 400 households, and about 100 children regularly go to the Talmud Torah.
See also
References
- ^ Edinger, Bernard (2008). "Europe Report: Flourishing in France". Reform Judaism magazine. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013.
- ^ Coroller, Catherine (March 9, 2010). "Le judaïsme libéral en terre aride". Journal Liberation.fr (in French).
- ^ Coroller, Catherine (March 9, 2010). "Repères Judaïsme". Journal Liberation.fr (in French).
- ^ Bitton, Michèle (April 30, 2007). "Les femmes dans le judaïsme. – A la synagogue". AFMEG (in French).
- ^ Frank, Ben G., ed. (2001). A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe (3rd ed.). Pelican Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 1-56554-776-4.
- ^ Devinat, François; Bebe, Pauline (May 4, 1995). "La rabbine par qui le scandale arrive". Leberation.fr (in French).
- ^ "Informations centre maayan acces". CJL.
- ^ "Le centre Maayan: Présentation de l'association culturelle Nitsa". CJL. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ "Agrandir la communaute juive liberale". CJL.
- ^ "NITSA-Randos". CJL.
- ^ "NITSA-ART". CJL. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012.
- ^ Rivifyre, Manon (October 26, 2006). "Pauline Bebe femme rabbin". Magazine Femmes Plus (in French). Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.
- ^ "Appel aux dons: statistiques". CJL (in French). May 2013. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013.
External links
- Official website (in French)