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Check out the participations of people from our region at Connections 2021, the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) global conference.

The World Union for Progressive Judaism is celebrating a great milestone. Our movement is 100 years old, but in many…

How do the concepts of wellbeing and Jewish spirituality integrate with each other? Yoga and Jewish Meditation Workshop

There’s a quote attributed to Goethe that says: “When a human awakens to a great dream and throws the full force of his soul over it, all the universe conspires in your favour.”

I am the son of Uruguayan immigrants. My parents came to Brazil still young and here they built their lives. It was from them that I first heard the expression: “Caminante no hay camino, se hace camino al andar” (“A walker has no path, the path is made by walking”).

Since march 2020, the world has been living in a chaotic health crisis. Covid-19, also known as the Coronavirus, had begun its trip around the world to stay and cause damage. Peru was one of the first countries in Latin America to shut its borders, and, despite the efforts, the country suffered the clashes with the disease with thousands of deaths and collapsed hospitals.

The purpose of bringing together Jewish communities from different places with themes of repairing the world (tikkun olam) and strengthening…

Apart from following the recommendations and protocols for the health security of their members due to Covid-19, leaders and liturgical corps have also been working internally in the care of families that are going through some particular situation. Fundamental Jewish values ​​such as tzedakah and Tikkun Olam are leading the way.

It all began with a Zionist dream