Israel’s Conservative movement launched two new programs to boost Jewish identity in the Jewish state. The Jerusalem-based Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies inaugurated the Center for Ethics, Social Concern and Public Policy, which will use Judaic sources to promote humanistic values. The institute also launched a new master’s program in Tel Aviv that will train 25 secular educators each year to teach Judaic studies in secular public schools. The Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies is the new name of the Seminary of Judaic Studies, the Conservative movement’s advanced Judaic studies institute in Israel.
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