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EVAN BLANCO'S MEMORIAL SERVICE
Is available at this link.
MEET
RABBI GILAD KARIV
Special Guest Speaker
Rabbi Gilad Kariv
Executive Director, Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive
Judaism
Friday, 14th June 8:00 AM — BREAKFAST CHAVURAH
Topic: “Reform Judaism and Israeli Politics: The
Place of the IMPJ in Setting the Public Agenda”
Venue: Starbucks Coffee
(Shop M2, Baskerville House, 13 Duddell Street)
Cost: HK$100 per person for Continental breakfast
7:00 PM — SHABBAT SERVICES
Topic: “The Place of Reform Judaism in Israel Today:
Challenges and Our Way Forward”
The discussion will continue at Shabbat dinner following services
Venue: UJC Sanctuary
Shabbat Dinner Cost: HK$180 (Adult), HK$65 (Children’s meal
up to 12)
Rabbi Gilad Kariv, Executive Director of the Israel Movement for
Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ), has been a leader and advocate
on behalf of liberal Judaism in Israel since 1998. Before becoming
Executive Director, Rabbi Kariv served in the positions of Associate
Director and Director of Public Policy and Social Action at IMPJ’s
Israel Religious Action Center. He is the author of many articles
and position papers on Judaism, religion and state, and community
empowerment in Israel and is a frequently quoted commentator on
these issues.
Rabbi Kariv was ordained by the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem
and earned his law degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
with a combined degree in law and Jewish philosophy. He was a
clerk in the State Attorney’s Office and also earned an
LLM in public and international law at the Northwestern University
School of Law in Illinois.
The United Jewish Congregation of Hong
Kong (UJC) was founded in 1988 by three long term residents of
Hong Kong, Robert Green, Charles Monat
and Robert L. Meyer. Their objective for the
UJC was "to advocate the cause of Reform, Liberal, Conservative,
and other non-Orthodox Jews in Hong Kong" and to encourage their
participation in Jewish life to the fullest. We are a warm, welcoming,
vibrant congregation, with adults and children actively engaged
in all aspects of the community.
CONGREGATIONAL PROFILE
The Jewish community in Hong Kong is
extremely diverse, reflecting many traditions
from around the world. While UJC members
come mainly from North America, we are also
thoroughly international, including members
from the Israel, Britain, France, Spain,
Switzerland, the United States, Canada, South
Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and
China. Although some congregants have lived
in Hong Kong for decades, many are in Hong
Kong for two to five years. Our membership
is comprised mostly of business and professional
people, journalists, teachers, and academics, and
includes many families with school-age children,
as well as many young professionals.
HISTORY
The UJC grew rapidly from a few dedicated
people to become a large Jewish congregation
in Hong Kong with about 200 family and single
memberships. Since its inception, the UJC
has been affiliated with the World Union
for Progressive Judaism and is now a key
congregation in the Union for Progressive
Judaism. [… read more]
