''Communauté Juive Libérale'' d'Île-de-France (CJL) is a

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community led by the

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Pauline Bebe Pauline Bebe is the rabbi of Communauté Juive Libérale, a Progressive Jewish congregation in Paris. She was the first female rabbi in France, and the first female rabbi to lead a synagogue there. France has only four women rabbis, Bebe, Cél ...

, the first (and until 2007 the only) woman rabbi in

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. The community belongs to the Reform movement. The CJL is part of the

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which unites more than 1000 communities worldwide. Although

Reform Judaism Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the superiority of its ethical aspects to its ceremonial ones, and belief in a continuous sear ...

is dominant within worldwide Judaism, it is still underdeveloped in France. In France, liberal Judaism is practiced by more than 15,000 people who are distributed in 16 communities belonging to several currents, including l’Union libérale israélite de France (ULIF), le Mouvement juif libéral de France (MJLF), and la Communauté juive libérale d’Île-de-France (CJL). The CJL and a few other Reform communities are not accepted within the orthodox ''Consistoire''. The ''Consistoire'' was founded in 1808 after the

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, when the

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were granted civil rights under the direction of

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, whose goal was to make mainstream Frenchmen out of the Jewish people. To 1995 at 2006, the CJL's home was in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. The congregation originally resembled a chavurah, and was located in a small apartment. Since May 2006 the CJL have a new home, La ''Maison du judaïsme'', in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. The ''Maison du judaïsme'' consists of a multi-purpose complex center with a synagogue, a theater, an art exhibit and a library, as well as classrooms and offices. It also has a cultural organization called NITSA. As of 2013, the congregation of the CJL consists of more than 400 households,Appel aux dons mai 2013, statistiques
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and benefits from a warm atmosphere.

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Website of Communaute juive liberale
{{DEFAULTSORT:Communaute Juive Liberale Reform synagogues in France Synagogues in Paris Jews and Judaism in France Buildings and structures in the 11th arrondissement of Paris World Union for Progressive Judaism

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