Talk:Beth Israel Congregation (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Notability tag
Added notability tag. There are no secondary sources cited, and the notoriety of this congregation is not made. A search could not find anything notable about this congregation. Will nominate for deletion if notability is not established. TWilliams9 (talk) 03:37, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Possible sources

 * Ann Arbor synagogue vigils against Israeli occupation debated
 * Rabbi's Message - Excerpts of Writings on the Subject of Israel
 * Jewish News

"Egalitarian"
A couple of editors have objected to the phrase "egalitarian" in the description of this synagogue. The synagogue describes itself this way, as "an egalitarian congregation in which men and women participate equally in the ritual and spiritual life of the synagogue community". Egalitarian has a specific meaning in Conservative Judaism - it means that women and men have equal and identical roles in all religious rituals. This was not the case for any Conservative synagogues 40 years ago, and is still not the case for many. Can people who object to the term explain why? I've provided the relevant link, Role of women in Judaism, for the word egalitarian in the article. Jayjg (talk) 22:12, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

egalitarian is not a branch of the conservative movement. the way you phrased it indicates it is a branch of the conservative movement. the description of egalitarian would belong further in the article but most certainly not in the opening line. i dont see any other synagogue article that describes it that way. also, i think a super vast majority of conservative movement synagogues are fully egalitarian, but that's besides the point. 140.247.141.165 (talk) 00:49, 21 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I have severed the term "egalitarian" from the word "conservative". Their coterminous relationship simply fed this controversy, and leads to needless disputation. They can coexist, but need not be displayed next to one another. Certainly the congregation's characterization of itself is entitled to be mentioned. 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 01:06, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

looks perfectly fine to me! 140.247.141.165 (talk) 01:38, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks User:7&amp;6=thirteen. I've copyedited it a bit for brevity and flow. Jayjg (talk) 14:41, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

JWPF
Not clear on why several of my changes were reverted, also trying to learn the techniques for communication with other collaborators/editors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChaiMontg (talk • contribs) 16:01, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

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Rabbi Dobrusin Congregation Join Date
hello all! Rabbi Robert Dobrusin was the Rabbi at Beth Israel for over 30 years, but I cannot add him nor his accomplishments to the page until I can find an article noting when he joined. If anyone has any direction, please let me know! -jamie, thepurplemage (talk!) 17:39, 1 November 2023 (UTC)