Keren Or Synagogue (Hebrew: קרן אור, lit. 'Ray of Light') is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 15 Rue Jules Vallès in Villeurbanne, in Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
| Synagogue Keren Or | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: קרן אור | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 15 Rue Jules Vallès, Villeurbanne, Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Country | France |
  Location of the synagogue in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°46′11″N 4°51′53″E / 45.769668°N 4.864649°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Date established | 1990 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 2015 (current location) |
| Website | |
| kerenor | |
History
editIn 1981 the Liberal Israelite Community of Lyon (Communauté libérale israélite de Lyon (CLIL)) was founded. It closed four years later in 1985. In 1990, the community was relaunched as a Reform community, taking the name the Liberal Jewish Community (Communauté juive libérale (CJL)). It was supported by Rabbi François GaraÏ of the Liberal Jewish Community of Geneva and Rabbi Daniel Farhi of the Mouvement juif libéral de France.[1][2] In September 2001, the synagogue hired its first rabbi and by 2002 had nearly 180 families and was holding services at 7 quai Jean-Moulin.[3]
In 2012, the community merged with the Liberal Jewish Union of Lyon (l'Union juive libérale de Lyon (UJLL)) and the synagogue was renamed Keren Or. In September 2015, the synagogue moved to its current location on rue Jules Vallès in Villeurbanne.[4]
The community celebrated its thirtieth anniversary in 2020 and views itself as a modern, inclusive congregation. It supports gender equality, and is open to interfaith dialogue. The synagogue focuses on study of the Talmud Torah, along with contemporary research on historical criticism of the Bible.[5][6]
Clergy
editThe congregation is led by Rabbi René Pfertzel, installed in December 2017,[7] and Rabbi Haïm Casas, a Sephardic Jew from Cordoba, Spain.[8][9] Following her studies at Leo Baeck College in London, in July 2019 Rabbi Daniela Touati, an Ashkenazi Jew from Romania joined the congregation.[10][11][12]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Communauté Juive Libérale de Genève". GIL (in French). n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Home page". www.mjlf.org. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Guy Slama (November 19, 2018). "Une communauté juive libérale à Lyon". Itouni (in French) (81).
- ^ Toledano-Klein, Sarah (August 14, 2015). "La communauté juive libérale Keren Or s'installe aux Charpennes". Le Progrès (in French).
- ^ "Keren Or - le site de la synagogue libérale de Lyon". Keren Or (in French). Retrieved January 17, 2020.[self-published source?]
- ^ "Keren Or, Communauté juive libérale de Lyon". Tribune Juive. June 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rabbi Dr René Pfertzel". Liberal Judais m. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Qui sont nos rabbins". Keren Or (in French). n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2020.[self-published source?]
- ^ "A la synagogue juive libérale de Lyon". rcf.fr (in French). n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Une quatrième femme rabbin va exercer en France à la rentrée". The Times of Israel (in French). Agency France Press. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Passilly, Augustine (July 9, 2019). "Daniela Touati, quatrième femme rabbin en France". La Croix (in French). ISSN 0242-6056. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Elle devient la quatrième femme rabbin en France". Le Parisien (in French). July 6, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)