Social And Justice Issues Involving The Jewish Community

â€Å"Shir Tikvah is a Kehillah kedosha (holy community) joyfully revealing the intersections of Talmud Torah (lifelong Torah study), t filah (prayer), tzedakah (justice), and hachnasat orchim (radical hospitality)†. Shir Tikvah meaning â€Å"Song of Hope† is a Reform Jewish Temple located on Minnehaha Parkway in Minneapolis. The congregation was established in 1988 when Stacy Offner, first woman Rabbi in MN, resigned from Mount Zion Temple after a disagreement over her homosexuality. Offner and six of her supporters joined together as they shared a mutual vision of starting a synagogue with more of a liberal approach to Judaism. They desired to have a synagogue that was welcoming and personal: encouraging people with varying Jewish lifestyles to be active in the study of the Torah, as well social and justice issues involving the Jewish community. About a month later, the small group held an informal meeting to discuss their ambitions with people who they thought would be interested. More than 200 people attended this meeting. The first Shabbat service, led by Rabbi Offner, was held in May of 1988 at the St. Paul Jewish Community Center. Shir Tikvah’s members agreed that all decisions would be made democratically. Early in 1990 they decided to join the Reform movement. The congregation also came up with a policy that there will be no discrimination basis of race, gender, age, or sexual orientation. Shir Tikvah was the first synagogue in the MN to perform same-sex weddingShow MoreRelatedSocial And Justice Issues Involving The Jewish Community1008 Words   |  5 Pages â€Å"Shir Tikvah is a kehillah kedosha (holy community) joyfully revealing the intersections of Talmud torah (lifelong Torah study), t filah (prayer), tzedakah (justice), and hachnasat orchim (radical hospitality)†. Shir Tikvah meaning â€Å"Song of Hope† is a Reform Jewish Temple located on Minnehaha Parkway in Minneapolis. 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