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The Month of TammuzAccording to Sefer Yetzirah, to each monthof the Jewish calendar there correspondsa letter of the Hebrew alphabet, a zodiacsign, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, asense, and a controlling limb of the body.

Tammuz is the fourth of the twelvemonths of the Jewish calendar.

The month of Tammuz begins the"season" (tekufah) of the summer. Thethree months of this season, Tammuz, Avand Elul, correspond to the three tribesof the camp of Reuben--Reuben, Simeonand Gad--who were situated to thesouth).

Tammuz is the month of the sin of thegolden calf, which resulted in the break-ing of the Tablets. On that very day, the17th of Tammuz, begins the three weekperiod (ending on the 9th of Av) whichcommemorates the destruction of theHoly Temple in Jerusalem.

This is the month that the spies sent byMoses traveled through the land of Israelto see it and report to the people.

(They returned on the eve of the 9th ofAv).

Letter: Chet The form of the letter

chet is composed of the two previous let-ters of the Hebrew alef-beit, the vav andthe zayin (corresponding to the two previ-ous months of Iyar and Sivan) connectedfrom above by a thin "bridge." In relationto the sense of sight, the form of the chetrepresents the dynamic of spiritual lightbeing emitted from the eyes (the vav) andphysical light returning from the objectobserved, to the eyes (the zayin).

The word Tammuz reads in Hebrew:"tam"--"connect together," "consummate"--vav zayin? the two letters that togetherform the chet.

Mazal: CancerOne of the meanings of the root of sartan,seret, is a visual "strip," in general, or (asin modern Hebrew) a "film" strip in par-ticular.

The spiritual sense of sight of Tammuz isthe ability to "see through" physical real-ity to behold its Divine source. In accor-dance with this thought, the word sartanis understood as being composed of twowords--sar tan--which literally reads:"remove the body" (in order to reveal thesoul), i.e. remove the outer "shell" of real-ity (by means of the power of concen-trated sight) in order to reveal reality'sinner "fruit" and lifeforce.

Tribe: ReubenThe name Reuben comes from the root"to see," the sense of Tammuz.

The precious stone of Reuben in thebreast-plate of the high priest is theodem, the ruby (from Reuben), which dueto its brilliant red color (odem means red)is the most sensually visible of thestones.

Red is the most seductive of all colors,implying either the fall of man (in Hebrewodem [red] has the same spelling as adam[man]), as in the sin of the golden calf, orthe ultimate rise and rectification of man,with the coming of Mashiach.

Sense: SightThe summer (the period of Tammuz) isthe "holiday" of the eyes. It is the timethat one must "guard" his eyes to seeonly that which is good (in the world ingeneral and in his fellow man in particu-lar) and modest. The ability to guard andfocus one's eyesight correctly is the recti-fied "sense" of sight.

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In This Issue

Tammuz 1

Ravenous Ravs 4

Sages 5

The Next

Generation 7

More Sages 8

Kol Ha’Nisiyah 10

IFR Conference 11

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At the end of Moses' blessing Israel he said(Deuteronomy 33:28):

"betach badad ein Yaacov--sure, alone, is the eye ofJacob." The word betach,"sure," is an acronym for threewords: bracha tov chayim,blessing good and life. Theseare the three focus-points ofrectified eyesight, as is said

(Deuteronomy 11:26): "See, I give before you to-day blessing and curse.

The blessing...," and subsequently(Deuteronomy 30:15-19): "See, I have given be-fore you today life and good, and death andevil...and you shall chose life." In relation tothese three one must train one's eyes (bothspiritual and physical) to see only the innerpositive dimension of reality and not to focusupon reality's outer, negative "shell."

This is the meaning of "sure, alone, is the eye ofJacob." The sense of the Jewish eye ("the eye ofJacob") is to only ("alone") see that which is"sure"--G-d's blessing, good and life.

Controller: Right Hand

The right hand, in general, and its index finger,in particular, serves to direct and focus one'seyesight.

When reading the Torah scroll, it is a custom topoint at every word with a silver "finger." It isalso a custom to use the right hand to makesigns to indicate the cantillation nuances for thereader of the Torah.

The wedding ring is placed by the groom on theindex finger of the bride's right hand. This ele-vates the couple to the level of "my dove" (Songof Songs 5:2), the intense expression of lovetransmitted by the never ceasing gaze of theeyes one to the other (turning the eyes as red asa ruby)--"your eyes are as doves,"

(Song of Songs 5:12)

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Name of an Israeli rock band which released

the influential album )סוף עונת התפוזים(

End of the Orange Season in 1976.The band did not attainmuch commercial success,but they are a referencepoint in Israeli Rock, withhits like: "Sof Onat Ha'Ta-puzim" (End of the OrangeSeason) and "Ma She'YouterAmok Yoter Cachol" (The

Deeper The Bluer).

The album in considered by many listeners tobe the best Israeli rock album of all time.Both principal songwriters and singers in theband, Shalom Hanoch and Ariel Zilber be-came very successful solo stars in Israel.

Band members Shalom Hanoch - Vocals, Guitar

Ariel Zilber - Vocals, Keyboards

Yehuda Eder - Guitars

Ethan Gedron - Bass

Meir Israel - Drums

Lahakat Tamouz להקת תמוז

Tammuz/Tamouz Factoid….

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Holidays in Tammuz17 Tammuz - Seventeenth of Tammuz – (FastDay)

17 Tammuz is a fast day from 1 hour beforesunrise to sundown in remembrance of Jeru-salem's walls being breached. 17 Tammuz isthe beginning of the Three Weeks, in whichJews follow similar customs as the ones fol-lowed during the Omer from the day follow-ing Passover until the culmination of themourning for the death of the students ofRabbi Akiva (Akibah) the thirty-third day ofthe Omer - such as refraining from marriage,grooming festivals and fairs. The ThreeWeeks culminate with Tisha Be-Av (9th ofAv).

Differences between Ashkenazic and Sefardiccommunities make the former overly more strictabout the mourning followed during this weeks.For example, Ashkenazic communities refrainfrom wine and meat since the beginning of themonth of Av, while Sefardic communities onlydo so since the beginning of the week in whichthe 9th of Av occurs and until the end of suchdate or in some occasions the end of the 10th ofAv, which marks the date in which the SecondTemple's destruction was accomplished as wellas an important part of the mourning of theJewish Nation for the destruction of the commu-nities of Gush [Tammuz in Jewish history3 Tammuz - Joshua stops the sun.4 Tammuz - (1171) - Death of Rabbeinu Tam4 Tammuz - (1286) - Maharam imprisoned5 Tammuz - (429 BCE) - Ezekiel's vision of the"Chariot"

This was of the Hebrew year 3332 (429 BCE),Ezekiel, who was one of the Prophets toprophesy outside the Land of Israel, had avision of the Divine "Chariot" which repre-sented the spiritual infrastructure of crea-tion. (Ezekiel 1:4-26)

6 Tammuz - (1976) - Entebbe Rescue9 Tammuz - (586 BCE) - Jerusalem Wallsbreached

The Babylonian armies of King Nebuchad-nezzar breached the walls of Jerusalem onthe 9th of Tammuz in the Hebrew year 3338

(586 BCE). King Ziddikiahu (pronouncedTsidikyahu - known as Zedekiah in English)of Judah was captured and taken to Baby-lon. A month later the capture of Jerusalemwas finished with the destruction of the HolyTemple and the exile of most Jews to Baby-lon). Tammuz 9 was observed as a fast dayuntil the second breaching of Jerusalem'swalls by the Romans on the 17th of Tammuz,which was in the Hebrew year 3830 (70 CE),

15 Tammuz - (1743) - Death of RabbiChayim ben Attar (Ohr HaChayim)17 Tammuz - (586 BCE) - Temple service dis-rupted.

The daily sacrificial offerings (Korban Tamid)in the Holy Temple were discontinued, threeweeks before the Babylonians' destruction ofthe First Temple in 586 BCE.

17 Tammuz - (70 CE) - Jerusalem WallsBreached

The other three national tragedies mournedon Tammuz 17 are connected with the Ro-man conquest of Jerusalem and their de-struction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.Firstly, the walls of the besieged city of Jeru-salem were breached. Secondly, the Romangeneral Apostomus burned the Torah and,third was that he placed an idol in the HolyTemple. The fighting in Jerusalem continuedfor three weeks until the 9th of Av, when theHoly Temple was set aflame.

21 Tammuz - (1636) - Death of Baal Shem ofWorms

Kabbalist Rabbi Eliyahu ben Moshe Loanz,who was known as "Rabbi Eliyahu BaalShem" of Worms, Germany, died on the 21stof Tammuz which was the Hebrew year 5396(1636 CE). He was a grandson of the shtad-lan (Jewish activist) Rabbi Joselman ofRosheim, and the author of Michlal Yofi com-mentary on Ecclesiastes.

22 Tammuz - (1792) - Death of Rabbi Shlomo ofKarlin23 Tammuz - (1570) - Death of Rabbi MosheCordovero28 Tammuz - (1841) - Death of Yismach Moshe29 Tammuz - (1105) - Death of Rashi

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In Europe and the Mediterranean, sage turnsup in everything from pizza and pasta to cheese,meat, breads--even desserts!

Of the hundreds of sage species, only a few areused for The tastiest and most widely used,common sage (Salvia officinalis), thrives in al-most any soil.

The name comes from the Latin word salvus,which means "safe"--a nod to this herb's be-lieved medicinal powers.

Ravenous RavsBy Rabbi Frank Tamburello

SAGE ADVICE

If you're familiar only with the slightly bitter

taste of dried or rubbed sage, fresh sage is a de-

lightful surprise. This herb is at its aromatic

best immediately after picking, with a sweeter,

more subtle flavor than you may be used to. To

grow:

Start sage by seed indoors or out, or buynursery plants.

Choose a sunny, well-drained location, andspace the plants 3 feet apart. (A single plantprovides plenty of leaves for cooking.)

Keep soil moist until the plant is established,then back off.

After the plant blooms, cut it back to encour-age more leaves.

Harvest leaves when the plant is 8 inchestall.Contact your local garden center or horticulture

extension office to find out what grows best in

your own backyard.

Quick Tip

Stop harvesting in early fall so the plant can re-cover before winter. Store leaves in a resealablebag in the fridge for up to two weeks, in thefreezer for up to two months. Dried leaves canbe stored for up to a year.

Choosing and StoringChoose sage that has a fresh aroma and color.

Fresh sage can be stored for up to four days inthe refrigerator, wrapped in a paper towel, in aresealable bag.

מרווה

Did you know?

Fried Sage Leaves

Harvest a dozen large sage leaves; washand pat dry.

In a small skillet, heat about 1/4 incholive oil over medium high heat.

Fry leaves one at a time until crisp butnot brown. Drain on paper towels andsprinkle with salt.

Delicious over pasta, polenta, or risotto,or eaten as a savory snack.

Zucchini con Salvia

3 tablespoons butter2 tablespoons chopped sage1 1/2 -2 lbs zucchini, cut into 1/4 inch halfmoonsSalt and pepper to taste

Heat butter over medium heat until it juststarts to brown. Stir in sage and saute'briefly to flavor the butter, about 30 sec-onds. Add the zucchini, salt and pepper andstir to heat through. Reduce heat to low,cover, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes, or untilthe zucchini is cooked through. Serve hot orat room temperature.

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Sagacious Sayings….The voice of G-d is like the voice of the sea; itis ever there, but may be heard only by thosewho listen for it. In the heat and turmoil ofmid-day, as in the stillness of the night, theocean speaks, the waves roll out their evenbeat, the waters hit the shore with liquidsound. But one who lives at the seaside mayspend day after day in engrossed absorptionwith his affairs, and not once hear the voiceof the sea.

It is only when he is listening for it, it is onlywhen he detaches himself from the completeattention to things that had rendered himdeaf to the sea, that he hears its wondrousvoice. So G-d speaks to us all the time, butwe are too engrossed to listen, and thereforedo not even know that he is speaking. But ifwe would listen, what wondrous things wewould hear.

—– Tehilla Lichtenstein

The more real a thing is the less you can seeit. After you reach the level where you see allthose things which are not to be seen, thenyou open your eyes and everything is clear toyou, and it feels like you saw it all the time.To love someone is the deepest thing in theworld, but you can't prove it. You can't putyour finger on it, but it's the most real thingin the world. G-d is the most, utmost realthing in the world, and you can't see Him,but after you don't see Him, you see Him.

Then you can see Him everywhere, in everyflower, in every cloud, in every littlestone, in every candle. When we say theShema, G-d is One, we close oureyes, because first we don't see G-d, we'reblind, we just believe, but then we open oureyes and it is so clear, He's always there.

—Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach

Man is a fountain of immense meaning,not merely a drop in the ocean of being.—Abraham Joshua Heschel, in Who IsMan?

What's the Problem?

A downcast chassid came to his rebbe.

"Rebbe, I'm in serious financial trouble.""Nu? Vat's the problem?"asked theRebbe.

"Rebbe, I lost my job. I lose every job Iever have"

"Und vay do you keep losing them?"

"Well, whatever job I take, it seems myheart is not really in it."

The Rebbe looked hard at his disciple."You are an outstanding student of theTorah. You work well with people. Vaydon't you become a rabbi?"

The chassid grimaced. "Rebbe, I'veyearned to be a rabbi. But rabbis inter-pret the law and give people advice. Theirjudgements might affect the destiny of aperson's soul. That's an awesome re-sponsibility.

I can't be a rabbi. I'm afraid I might makea mistake!"

The Rebbe met the chassid's eyes. "So?Who should become a rabbi? Someonewho's not afraid of making a mistake?"

Rabbi Dov Forman holds a smeicha asa Maggid and is well known for hisstory telling. Read on to hear an anony-mous rebbe's sage advice:

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Modern Sages-A Tribute

חכםFirst I need to honor and thank

Rabbi Joseph Gelberman,our Rebbe Sage, for hisvision to humankindwhich I emulate andbring to the world.I thank him for guidingme into becoming a mod-ern, a "New Rabbi" for

the 21st century and beyond, thankyou and bless you.

מלומדReb Shlomo Carlebach

The Sage that influenced me the mostis Reb Shlomo Carle-bach. I was a lostpseudo hippie,19years old searchingfor belonging andspirituality in maybethe wrong places. I

was at a Allen Ginsburg poetry read-ing in Manhattan, and sitting in frontof me was this man with a kipahrocking and swaying to the poetry.

He later introduced himself to me asRabbi Shlomo and told me to bringmy guitar to play music with him atHofsta University on Long Island thenext night. I said I would be there!

Modern Sages-A TributeFrom that point on my Jewishneshamah came alive and I followedShlomo like a guru for the next twoyears playing concerts with him andothers throughout the Northeast andFlorida.

His mystical music and story-tellingawakened my sleeping Jewish soul.I was in college and I started studyingHebrew, Yiddish and Jewish studies.I later was inspired to go to college inIsrael.

Shlomo was the spark then thataroused my Jewish soul. Today I stillplay and sing his music with my gui-tar and look to him for inspiration.

Rabbi Monte SugarmanBallston Spa, NY

Mazal TOV!

to Rabbi Marc Ben-Meir on the birth of agrandson May. 2010

Our sympathies to Rabbi Richard Allen, onthe loss of his beloved wife Valerie.

June 12, 2010 Charis Mandel will becomeBat Mitzvah at Sinagoga Ner Tamid delSud in Calabria. Rabbi Barbara Aiellowill officiate at what will be the first timeever in the history of the south of Italythat a girl will read directly from the To-rah.

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The Next Generation

Known to all of us throughout the centuriesJews were forced into conversation into Christi-

anity – as well as Islam- or face death. I haveoften wonder aboutthat. After all theChurch knew very wellthat the Jews willnever become trueChristian. I am surethey knew it wouldtake a major effort tospy after every Jewish

family converted to Christianity. Why was thechurch willing to put the effort and the re-sources into policing the “New Christians”? Be-cause they were going after the children , notthe parents.

The Church of the middle ages knew very wellwhat we, modern American Jews seem to ignore.In General, if a child does not “feel” Jewishkite(Yiddishkite) at home or in the synagogue, he/she most likely will never practice it as an adult,even if he/she go through several agonizingyears of Hebrew School and was “Bar/Bat Mitz-vahed”.

I do not have magic solutions- no one does. Butwhat frustrates me is that many synagogues donot miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.I believe that relegating children to “childrenservices” instead of the “Main Service” on Shab-bat and or the High Holidays could send a dan-gerous subconscious message: “The adults donot want me in their services, I guess I am notreally a part of the community”. On the otherhand, having children actively participate in theservice make them feel that they truly are apart of Judaism and the community.

Some Rabbis point out that it is inappropriatefor a child to lead a prayer in an adult service.

Really? The Chasidic literature has several sto-ries about children as well as uneducated peoplewho helped the Rabbe’ open the gates of heavenfor the congregation.

To my mind, it is extremely important to makechildren participation a vital part of the services.– any service.

In our services –especially in the High Holidays -I encourage children to actively participate inthe services. Our children are welcomed to leadany of the prayers

as long as they know it well. They are welcomedto sound the Shofar at any age - as long as theyare able do it. Our Baaley Tekia range in agefrom 7 years olds to older adults.

All the children are invited to come on to theBima and to be the first ones to greet the Torahand kiss it as it is taken out of the Ark. They arethe ones who form a “Guarding Circle” around itas it is carried around. Only the Bar/Bat Mitz-vah children from the previous year, along withtheir families are granted an “Aliya” at the HighHolidays.

Do we have a “Children Service”? of course, butonly for pre –k to second grade.

It is done in the main sanctuary, immediatelyfollowing the” Main Service”, with the Rabbi andthe Cantor participating.

They are our children. They are indeed our fu-ture we need to do everything possible to insurethat. — Rabbi David Degani

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מלומד SagesAbraham Joshua Heschel

I would nominate Abraham JoshuaHeschel who for me, was the greatestsage, philosopher, mystic and teacher ofthe 20th Century. His is writing wascrystal-clear, dense and packed withthought. He was economical in his use ofwords, just as, juxtaposition, his writingwas dense with meaning.

—Rabbi Richard Allen

Rabbi Meir

I am glad to have the opportunity to writeabout our sages to really ask myself whohas inspired me and why.

So many obvious answers come to mindbut on reflection, there is one who affectsme daily.

Menachot 43b quotes Rabbi Meir as say-ing "a man is obligated to say a hundredblessings a day." And I must tell you thatas an operating principle I have not foundone better.

It is not Rabbi Meir whom I admire. It isnot a sage whom I admire. It is the di-vinely inspired message which he or sheleaves behind in the sand for the rest ofus. The wisdom to remind me daily tofind a hundred things or people worthblessing is the most inspirational mes-sage I think I have learned and do, infact, teach. Bless you for asking!

—Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg

חכם A few years after receiving my smicha I con-cluded that I was more suited to the role ofMaggid, as I was more interested in the aggad-dic teachings in the Talmud than I was in thelaws. So I studied maggidut with Maggid Yitz-hak Buxbaum. Yitzhak was very learned andwas a disciple of R' Shlomo Carlebach and R'Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. Yitzhak has writ-ten a number of books on Jewish stories andstorytelling, as well as a scholarly tome calledJewish Spiritual Practices, over 700 pages inlength. Yet, he is unassuming and is a loving,caring human being, embodying the teachingsof R' Hillel. Yitzhak once shared this story.

Rabbi Rafael of Bershad, the top disciple ofRebbe Pinchas of Koretz, had an exceptionalcommitment to truth.

Once when he was traveling, he was stopped bycustoms police who wanted to check that hewas not carrying untaxed items across the bor-der. Now, Rabbi Rafael happened to have inhis pocket a package of tobacco on which notax had been paid.

"Jew!" yelled the customs policeman. "Do youhave any smuggled items in your possession?"

"Yes!" said the rabbi quickly, so as not to fallinto falsehood; and he took out the tobaccopouch and showed it to the customs official.

The policeman was stunned. In all his years atthe job he had never encountered this re-sponse! He thought about it for a second, thensaid, "Okay, since you admitted it, I'll let youoff. You can go."

Then Yitzhak went on to describe how he wasinspired by this story and told a story of a simi-lar experience he'd had. Once, he was speedingthrough the uninhabited mountains of Ver-mont, on his way to teach at a Jewish retreat. Astate trooper stopped him and asked if I knewhe was going 80 mph. He sheepishly said,"Yes." Then the trooper asked if there was somereason for his speeding and Yitzhak simply re-plied, "Yes, I'm stupid!" He was stunned by Yitz-hak's candid response and let him off with justa warning. —Rabbi Bruce D. Forman

נבון Modern Day

SagesRabbi Morris Lichtenstein

(1889-1938), and hiswife Tehilla founded theSociety of Jewish Science

in New York in 1922. This society and even-tual congregation was organized. RabbiLichtenstein taught that both the theologi-cal insights of Judaism as well as modernpsychology were important to the physicaland spiritual health of Jews. Jewish Sci-ence or Chochma Yehudit, was grounded inbelief in God as a nonsupernatural power,or "Divine Mind," within every human be-ing. Each of us, it insists, has the capabilityto tap this inner power through such meth-ods as visualization and affirmative prayerin order to overcome worry and fear andachieve happiness. Drawing on Jewish liter-ary and liturgical resources, in their ser-mons and published writings, Rabbi Lich-tenstein and Tehilla (sister-in-law of the fa-mous rabbi David de Sola Pool), made theJewish context of Jewish Science clear. Thiscontext was further illuminated through re-ligious school classes, and weekly Sabbathand holiday services held in Manhattan andLong Island. There are currently Jewish Sci-ence groups in NYC, California and formerlyin Israel as well.The Society maintains a center and syna-gogue in Midtown Manhattan and still pub-lishes the texts of Jewish Science. Upon thedeath of Rabbi Lichtenstein in 1938, hiswife Tehilla led the congregation until herdeath in 1973. Historically, Tehilla Lichten-stein was the first Jewish woman to lead acongregation.Predating the current Jewish interest inspiritual healing by over seventy years, Jew-ish Science has remained a largely unwrit-ten chapter in both the history of ReformJudaism in the U.S. and American Jewish

history as a whole.

Tehilla Lichtenstein was born in Jerusa-lem, Palestine in 1893, the daughter ofHava (Cohen) and Rabbi Haim Hirshenson.She earned her B.A. degree from HunterCollege and M.A. degree from ColumbiaUniversity.

Her husband, Rabbi Morris Lichtenstein,founded the Jewish Sci-ence Movement in 1921.Jewish Science origi-nated as a response toMary Baker Eddy'sChristian Science Move-ment which, Lichten-stein felt, was makinggreat inroads into theAmerican Jewish Com-munity.

With the death of her husband in 1938, Ms.Lichtenstein took over the leadership of themovement, becoming editor of the JewishScience Interpretor and head of the Congre-gation of Jewish Science in New York city.

Jewish Science emphasized the spiritual as-pects of Judaism as well as the goodness ofGod and the effectiveness of prayer. TheMovement's primary concern was to harmo-nize Judaism with modern science (notablymedicine and psychology) through a pro-gram of meditation and prayer which wouldreveal Judaism (stripped of any historicalvestiges) to be the highest of healing sci-ences.

Tehilla Lichtenstein taught that prayerlinked people to God and that that link sup-ported the power of positive thinking, es-sential to psychological and physical wellbeing.

—Rabbi Frank TamburelloNYC

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Kol Ha’NisiyahVoice of the President

Shalom Chevrei IFR….

It is my pleasure to welcomeour new IFR Board, and thankour advisors for their sage ad-vice over the years.

It is also a privilege to continue as president ofthis wonderful organization, now in its tenthyear.

As a group we have shared in good will, charita-ble donations-referrals of life cycle ceremonies,and continue to maintain a network of rabbis inthe USA and Europe. In addition we havehosted seven conferences since 2000.

IFR rabbis come from a variety of backgroundsand traditions, what makes us a unique groupis our acceptance of each others philosophies,and practices with derech eretz, as well as ourshared vision that we are all AM Yisrael.

Some of our rabbis are affiliated with one of themovements, and some of our rabbis call them-selves independent, serving congregations, oreducational institutions, as well as availingthemselves to the unaffiliated Jewish popula-tion.

All of us are serving our people in our own mo-dalities, and in serving our people, we serve

G-d.

On March 29-31 2011 the IFR will host theirnext conference, I hope to see many of youthere.

May Adonai continue to bless all of us, and maywe continue to serve in joy and gladness.

Kol Tuv

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