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| Verbond voor Progressief Jodendom | |
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| Theology | Reform Judaism |
| Rabbinic college chair | Rabbi Meno ten Brink |
| Chair | Ron van der Wieken |
| Associations | World Union for Progressive Judaism |
| Region | Netherlands |
| Headquarters | Zuidelijke Wandelweg 41, Amsterdam |
| Origin | 18 October 1931 |
| Congregations | 10 |
| Members | ~3,700 |
| Official website | www |
The Nederlands Verbond voor Progressief Jodendom (Dutch Union for Progressive Judaism; until 2006: Verbond voor Liberaal-Religieuze Joden in Nederland, Union for Liberal-Religious Jews in the Netherlands) is the umbrella organisation for Progressive Jews in the Netherlands, and is affiliated to the World Union for Progressive Judaism. It was founded in 1931.
The "Verbond" claims a membership of some 3,700, spread in ten different congregations throughout the country. The biggest one is the congregation in Amsterdam, with some 1,700 members. Other congregations exist in The Hague, Rotterdam, Culemborg (PJG Midden-Nederland),Utrecht, Arnhem (LJG Gelderland), Tilburg (LJG Brabant), Enschede (LJG Twente), Heerenveen, Zuidlaren (LJG Noord-Nederland) and Almere (LJG Flevoland). The NVPJ's rabbis are: Menno ten Brink, David Lilienthal, Awraham Soetendorp, Edward van Voolen, Marianne van Praag, Tamara Benima, Albert Ringer and Peter Luijendijk. It publishes its own magazine three times a year, Joods Nu (lit. Jewish Now).
The Nederlands Verbond voor Progressief Jodendom has separate organisations for women (FLJVN) and youngsters (Netzer Holland); there is also a separate Zionist organisation based on Progressive Jewish grounds, ARZA. It is also connected to four Jewish cemeteries: one in Hoofddorp (1937) and one in Amstelveen (2002).[1] The Liberal communities in The Hague and Rotterdam also have their own cemetery in the town of Rijswijk, Beth Hachaim.[2] The cemetery was founded in 1990 after several requests from members from both communities. The Congregation in Twente has its cemetery Gan ha-Olam in Enschede.
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- ^ Cemeteries Hoofddorp and Amstelveen LJG Amsterdam. Accessed 28 July 2007 (in Dutch)
- ^ Cemetery Beth Hachaim LJG Rotterdam. Accessed 2 December 2006 (in Dutch)