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Mevakshei Derech has a membership of roughly 180 families and individuals
Mevakshei Derech
Kehillat (Congregation) Mevakshei Derech, located in the tree-lined San Simon neighborhood of Jerusalem, has been affiliated with the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism (Reform) since 1999. The Kehilla was founded in 1962 by a group of people dedicated to establishing an ethical and cultural movement in Israel based on Jewish values, inspired by the vision of the prophets, and committed to the principles of democracy, pluralism, and tolerance.
A Unique Progressive Congregation in Jerusalem
Mevakshei Derech offers an intensive Bar/Bat Mitzvah program, courses on Jewish thought and texts for adults and educational activities for new immigrants.
Reform Synagogue Jerusalem Mevakshei Derekh
For several years the Progressives have been conducting a dialogue on the subject of religious alternatives with the Conservative and Reconstructionist Movements, with a group called Mevakshei Derekh (Seekers of a Path), and with some Labor and Mapam party affiliated kibbutzim