Romemu

Romemu is a Jewish progressive egalitarian community in New York City. It was founded by Rabbi David Ingber in March, 2006.[1] The organization shares space with West End Presbyterian Church on New York's Upper West Side, but also has a facility across from the church for its yeshiva and offices.[2][3]

Romemu describes itself as "a welcoming, experiential, irreverently pious, intergenerational Jewish community that elevates and transforms individuals and communities into more compassionate human beings,"[1] and seeks to expand spiritual engagement in Jewish religious practices.[4] The organization is part of the Jewish Renewal movement, and has over 1,000 members.[4]

In 2019, the organization launched an annual summer yeshiva program, Romemu Yeshiva, offering what it described as a "neo-Hasidic" yeshiva experience merging spirituality, mysticism, and meditation with traditional text study.[5]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization faced challenges after it imposed a vaccine mandate for in-person attendance, due to what Romemu's executive director described as "a vocal and not insignificant group" of anti-vaccine congregants.[6]

Romemu is a member of the Jewish Emergent Network.

References
  1. "Mission & History | Romemu". romemu.org. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  2. "A Filipino-American dancer turned rabbi wants to change the conversation about Jews of color". J. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  3. Muslim, Haytham ad-Din → The Photographic (2020-01-12). "Romemu". The Photographic Muslim. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  4. "Romemu strikes a popular balance of Jewish tradition and interfaith spiritual seeking". Religion News Service. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  5. "Tai chi with tefillin: Inside New York's quirkiest yeshiva". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  6. Stack, Liam (2021-09-06). "For a Second Year, Jews Mark the High Holy Days in the Shadow of Covid". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-02.


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