IMPORTANT NEWS FROM ISRAEL
WE ARE HEARING ABOUT CHANGES PROPOSED BY THE NEW GOVERNMENT
Dr. Yizhar Hess, vice-chair of the World Zionist Organization, at the urgency meeting that was held at the Knesset against attempts of the soon-to-be-formed coalition to change The Law of Return. The video is in Hebrew, but there are subtitles.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kBpY9xKWLkg
Connecting the Canadian Jewish Community with Israel
Lier la communauté juive canadienne à l’Israël
מחברים את הקהילה היהודית בקנדה לישראל
Reports from the 125th WZO Congress in Basel, Switzerland
We have created a page of reports and writings from the members of the MASORTI/MERCAZ delegation to the 125th Zionist Congress. The page may be found in the Programmes menu or by using this link.
The page will be updated as the writings become available or are released by the authors.
Full report on the
2022 MERCAZ-Canada / FJMC Anshai Zafon Weekend Conference coming soon!
We were joined by
Dr. Yizhar Hess, Vice-Chair, WZO, and Shiran Yahav, Jewish Peoplehood & Israel-Diaspora relations at the World Zionist Organization.
The 125th Anniversary World Zionist Congress began on August 28 in Basel, Switzerland.
We have begun to post reports from the Congress here.
We have commissioned a limited edition commemorative "challenge coin" to mark this important event!
Introducing the Terumah Fund of the Canadian Foundation for Masorti Judaism
The “Terumah,” endowment's mission is to create a long-term resource to meet the challenges and needs of our Jewish community both at home and in Israel. Visit the page for details by clicking here!
Connecting the Canadian Jewish Community with Israel
Lier la communauté juive canadienne à l’Israël
מחברים את הקהילה היהודית בקנדה לישראל
Masorti Videos
The Masorti Movement is a pluralistic, religious movement in Israel, affiliated with Conservative Judaism. Its philosophy combines commitment to Jewish tradition and halachah (law) with an open and positive approach to the modern world, to democratic culture and to Zionism.
Visit the Masorti Video page on YouTube!
MERCAZ-Canada and Canadian Foundation for Masorti Judaism work in cooperation to foster and strengthen Masorti/Conservative Judaism in Israel and create engagement opportunities Jews living in Israel and the Diaspora, based on the ideals of tradition and tolerance, study and spirituality, and social action and love of Israel.
MERCAZ represents Masorti Judaism within the World Zionist Organization and Congress, the Jewish Agency for Israel, and Jewish National Fund. We advocate for funding of pluralistic streams of Judaism in Israel crucial to our movement’s growth in Israel and around the world.
YOUR Voice in Israel
MERCAZ: the Movement to Reaffirm Conservative Zionism, is the Zionist voice of Conservative Judaism in Canada. A grassroots membership organization, we promote and support Israel education and programs, and represent the interests of Masorti/Conservative Judaism in the World Zionist Organization and Jewish Agency for Israel.
Together
MERCAZ-Canada and Canadian Foundation for Masorti Judaism work in cooperation to foster and strengthen Masorti/Conservative Judaism in Israel, based on the ideals of tradition and tolerance, study and spirituality, and social action and love of Israel. Encourage your youth to experience Israel through MERCAZ-Canada, USY and Ramah scholarships for Israel travel.
Masorti supports our movement
Canadian Foundation for Masorti Judaism supports our movement directly. CFMJ is committed to halakhah and history, combining Jewish law and tradition with an open approach to Jewish life. CFMJ supports the work of the Masorti Movement, raising funds to enable the Movement to further its educational and outreach activities in Israel.
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The Masorti Movement in Israel is a pluralistic, religious movement in Israel affiliated with Masorti/ Conservative Judaism around the world. The Canadian Foundation for Masorti Judaism supports the work of the Masorti Movement in Israel which promotes scholarship, Zionism and religious tolerance and pluralism within the context of modern Israeli society. The Foundation raises funds to support Masorti programmes in Israel through the Movement and in its synagogue centres. Your donation helps to ensure that our work may continue.
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