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Progressive Judaism in Calabria
Following a successful rabbinate in southwest
Florida, Rabbi Barbara Aiello was named spiritual
leader of Synagogue Lev Chadash in Milan, the
first Progressive/liberal synagogue in Italy.
As the first Progressive and first woman rabbi in
Italy her appointment marked the official beginning
of the liberal Jewish movement in Italy.
Since her arrival in 2004, Rabbi Barbara has
assisted in the organization and growth of the
Progressive movement by serving chavurot in
Florence, Rome, Padova and as rabbinic advisor to
Chavurah Or Chadash in Turin, where she led the
first ever Progressive Rosh HaShanah service in
an Italian synagogue.
Florida, Rabbi Barbara Aiello was named spiritual
leader of Synagogue Lev Chadash in Milan, the
first Progressive/liberal synagogue in Italy.
As the first Progressive and first woman rabbi in
Italy her appointment marked the official beginning
of the liberal Jewish movement in Italy.
Since her arrival in 2004, Rabbi Barbara has
assisted in the organization and growth of the
Progressive movement by serving chavurot in
Florence, Rome, Padova and as rabbinic advisor to
Chavurah Or Chadash in Turin, where she led the
first ever Progressive Rosh HaShanah service in
an Italian synagogue.
Rabbi Barbara Aiello
First Woman Rabbi in Italy
Photo: Alberto Cattaneo
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in Italy
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many things to consider
and many decisions to
make. And one of the
most important of all is
your ceremony.
special day, there are so
many things to consider
and many decisions to
make. And one of the
most important of all is
your ceremony.
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The Italian Jewish Cultural Center of Calabria (IjCCC)
First Bar
Mitzvah in
Calabria in
500 years!
Mitzvah in
Calabria in
500 years!
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First Jewish
Wedding
in Calabria
in 500 Years!
Wedding
in Calabria
in 500 Years!
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The Italian Jewish
Roots Conference
February 25-26 2008
in Sarasota, Florida
Roots Conference
February 25-26 2008
in Sarasota, Florida
Synagogue Ner Tamid del
Sud in Serrastretta is the
first active synagogue in
Calabria since the Inquisition
ended Jewish life in the deep
south of Italy.
Sud in Serrastretta is the
first active synagogue in
Calabria since the Inquisition
ended Jewish life in the deep
south of Italy.
HELP BRING
TORAH
TO ISOLATED JEWS
TORAH
TO ISOLATED JEWS
Thanks to a generous grant from the Vuolo-
Bernstein Family Foundation, the IjCCC
continues on its mission to offer Jewish
cultural experiences to Italians who live in
the region of Calabria, here in the “foot of
the boot.” After successful Tu B’Shevat
and Purim festivals that generated interest
from as far south as Palermo (Sicily) and as
far north as Naples, our spirits and our
motivation soar!
Bernstein Family Foundation, the IjCCC
continues on its mission to offer Jewish
cultural experiences to Italians who live in
the region of Calabria, here in the “foot of
the boot.” After successful Tu B’Shevat
and Purim festivals that generated interest
from as far south as Palermo (Sicily) and as
far north as Naples, our spirits and our
motivation soar!
| International Acclaim for Anousim of Calabria |
| "A Rabbi in Changing Calabria" By Marc Alan Di Martino |
| March 2008 |
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