Synopsis
This week’s program explores Progressive Judaism. Israeli-born performer Ofra Haza discusses her faith, followed by Linzi Brand, a Jewish youth leader from the West London Synagogue, answering questions about her beliefs in a warehouse on Crumlin Road, Belfast.
- Programme: A-Z of Belief
- Episode: Progressive Judaism
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1990
- Religious Education
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