HUC-JIR – World Union for Progressive Judaism

Rabbi Aaron Panken z"l, at the URJ Biennial, November 2015. Photo (c) courtesy of Dale Lazar

In Memory of Rabbi Aaron David Panken z”l

We are a proud, strong and supportive global Jewish family. On May 5, 2018, a leading and much loved member of our family – our beloved teacher, mentor, friend, visionary inspiration and partner, Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, died tragically and prematurely in a plane crash. Rabbi Panken has served as the President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute […]

Pesach Project Celebrations in Beit Simha in Minsk, Belarus

[Belarus] The Pesach (Passover) Project: Rabbinic Students Join Growing Congregations for Passover

For more than 15 years, the Passover Project has sent rabbinic students from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion to Reform congregations across Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to lead Passover celebrations. Every year, students join growing congregations for traditional and innovative programs and services designed to bolster the communities.