Travel

San Juan: Culture & Community

Harry A. and Barbara Tasch Ezratty are both past presidents of Temple Beth Shalom. Harry is also author of 500 Years in the Jewish Caribbean; Barbara is a food writer and book publisher. What excites tourists about Puerto Rico?

Moscow: Culture & Community

Rabbi Leonid Bimbat is rabbi of Congregation Le-Dor va-Dor in Moscow. What should travelers not miss in Moscow? There is so much to see...Red Square, the Kremlin and its museums, our art galleries, the Bolshoi Theater, ballet, opera…the city is alive with culture.

Budapest: Culture & Community

In 2010 the new Hungarian government enacted hundreds of new laws, one of which abolished the religious status of hundreds of congregations, including Budapest’s two Progressive communities.

Singapore: Culture & Community

Rabbi Lennard Thal, senior vice president emeritus of the Union for Reform Judaism, has served as visiting rabbi of United Hebrew Congregation in Singapore for the past 20 years. What excites tourists about Singapore? Singapore prides itself on offering both residents and tourists the highest quality of life.

Johannesburg: Culture & Community

Now 80 years old, Progressive Judaism has a credible record here. It reached a seeming high point about mid-way along that timeline; the period since the violent Soweto student uprising in 1976 has seen a decline in both the overall number of Jews and Progressive Jews.