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RAMOT ZION Michael Liben, President Benita Raphaely, Vice President 68 Bar Kochva Street, French Hill P.O. Box 49012 91491 Jerusalem, ISRAEL Tel. +972-2-581 6303 E-mail: ramotzio@netvision.net.il |
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 Ramot Zion is a Masorti (Conservative) synagogue located in the French Hill neighborhood of Jerusalem. We have a daily Shacharit minyan, tefillot on Shabbat and chagim, and various social activities. Being very close to Mount Scopus, we host many of the students there at The Hebrew University at various times during the year. We also work with the local Masorti elementary school, Frankel, in different activities. Our History Congregation Ramot Zion was established in the early 1970s when a group of North American Conservative Jews who had made aliya and moved into French Hill decided that they wished to continue the pattern of religious and communal observance that had been a decisive factor in bringing them to Israel. Individually, each family had its personal struggle to make it here. Together, we struggled to create Ramot Zion, overcoming both a bureaucracy and an Orthodox opposition that didn't understand or appreciate--and even feared--the newcomers and their approach to Judaism. After 25 years, Ramot Zion has succeeded in creating a community of some 160 member families which contains within it much that is both good and problematic in modern Israel. We still grapple within and among ourselves with questions of religious observance and we continue our efforts to broaden our base among the Israeli public. First and foremost, we seek to satisfy the religious needs and desires of our members, and to that end provide a full range of services. We work within the guidelines of the Conservative (Masorti) Movement. We believe that our model, combining traditional religious observance with adaptation to modern life, offers Israelis a viable and creative option. We encourage the active participation of our membership in the full range of services and life of our community, and almost all our business and activities are conducted on a volunteer basis.
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Historical Milestones First services held on the High Holy Days in 1973 at Beit Riklis on Mount Scopus Shabbat and chag services held in members' homes, public institutions, etc., until permanent building finished Frankel (Tali) School founded in 1976 by members of Ramot Zion. Ties formed and strengthened between the Congregation and the school over the years Moved into building at 68 Bar-Kochva St. in 1978 Scope of activities expanded to include daily minyan, social and eductional activities, youth group, nursery school, branch of Ramah Day Camp Congregation outgrows building; services on High Holidays are held both in Synagogue and Synagogue's shelter, or Synagogue and Frankel School gymnasium Ross Hall construction completed in 1992 and used for services, Kiddush, youth group and social activities, and rented to outside community groups and individuals for activities or private parties. |
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