Beyt Tikkun

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The Beyt Tikkun Synagogue is a Jewish Renewal congregation that was founded in 1996 by Rabbi Michael Lerner.[1][2] Beyt Tikkun Synagogue is located in San Francisco and loosely affiliated with Lerner's Tikkun magazine. It describes itself as a "hallachic community bound by Jewish law".[3]

Beyt Tikkun found itself in the middle of a controversy in 2005 when it invited anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan to speak during Yom Kippur services.[4][5][6][7]Sheehan spoke during Yom Kippur services again in 2007.[8]

Beyt Tikkun has no building of its own[9] and the San Francisco Chronicle called it the "synagogue-without-walls in San Francisco and Berkeley",[10] a term also used by The New York Times to describe the community before it was formalized in 1996.[11]

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  1. ^ Katz, Leslie (August 2, 1996). Controversial editor : Tikkun's Lerner starts S.F. synagogue. j.. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  2. ^ Biographical Notes on Rabbi Lerner. Tikkun. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  3. ^ Founding Perspective. Beyt Tikkun. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  4. ^ Filling the Pews With High-wattage Guests. The Forward (October 7, 2005). Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  5. ^ Lerner, Michael (October 17, 2005 ). What Cindy Sheehan Said on Yom Kippur at Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in S.F.. OpEdNews.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  6. ^ Anti-war activist speaks out at Beyt Tikkun. j. (October 21, 2005). Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  7. ^ Richman, Josh (October 21, 2005). Anti-war Activist Addresses Congregation. The Forward. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  8. ^ Sheehan, Cindy (22 September 2007). Cindy Sheehan's Yom Kippur Talk at Rabbi Michael Lerner's Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in S.F.. Scoop. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  9. ^ Frequently Asked Questions. Beyt Tikkun. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  10. ^ Primary Views: Rabbi Michael Lerner: Candidate: Barack Obama. San Francisco Chronicle (February 3, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  11. ^ Garfinkel, Perry (May 18, 1988). On West Coast, a Newly Vital Judaism. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.

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