The Cultural Judaism Movement
Following the recognition by the Zionist National Institutions of Humanistic Cultural Judaism as a distinct stream, the Department for Zionist Enterprises embraces both the responsibility and the mission of serving as a home for the Judaism as Culture movement — a space for liberal Jews who actively live and express their Jewish identity as culture.
In February, we launched this global movement at the “Judaism as Culture: Belonging. Tikkun. Hope.” conference in Israel. The movement serves as a shared tent - a space of belonging, renewal, and hope for us and for future generations of Jews around the world. It reflects a Judaism rooted in Jewish, democratic, and liberal values.
The establishment of the movement is the result of years of sustained work in this field, alongside in-depth processes of reflection and research carried out with representatives of Jewish communities around the world. It emerges both from a genuine need arising within communities and from a moment of opportunity - shaped by a growing desire among Jews everywhere to engage more deeply with their Jewish identity, to take part in shared spaces, and to cultivate a liberal and democratic Judaism that draws from the richness of Jewish tradition as a source of inspiration for the journey ahead.
You are warmly invited to watch the conference recap video.
To explore the key insights from this global process of research and reflection, click here.
video: Felipe Wolokita
