Sergio Bergman

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Dec 28, 2023, 1:16 PM

In Israel, Daunting Challenges and Suffering, but Plenty of Reasons for Optimism

Bring Them Home Posters

It’s a sobering experience to hear face-to-face, nightmarish stories from the wounded, those who lost loved ones, and still others who have friends and family who are being held captive in Gaza. No news broadcast or viral video can...

May 5, 2022, 8:00 AM

A Yom Haatzmaut for Ukraine

The festival of Pesach celebrated the collective memory of our people, honoring the precept "you shall narrate to your son on that day ... that in every generation we must see ourselves coming out of Egypt.” It was an intense...

Jun 8, 2021, 12:26 PM

Antisemitism in Disguise

Today we are facing a second pandemic, one in which anti-Semitism has mutated into anti-Zionism and is growing and spreading with little defense. I must be clear here: each and every one of us can and must criticize the actions...

May 27, 2021, 11:46 PM

We must now put our Progressive values into action

As Jews, we talk a lot about tikkun olam. It’s that ever-present value, cited in nearly every Jewish setting – in those earliest classes at our day schools, from the pulpit every Shabbat, and on panels at scores of...

May 18, 2021, 11:52 AM

At our Global Conference We Will Stand with Israel

This week, the World Union for Progressive Judaism’s global conference, Connections 2021, will take place online. Hundreds of clergy, lay leaders and members of Reform and Progressive Jewish communities around the world will join us for panels and discussions on...

May 12, 2021, 5:14 PM

Why Rabbis Must Involve Ourselves in Politics

Last week my friend MK Rabbi Gilad Kariv gave his debut speech in the Knesset. It was a major moment for our global Progressive movement – the first speech from the first Reform rabbi ever elected in Israel. But it has...

May 27, 2020, 9:00 AM

Shavuot: The gift of the Torah

We can understand Progressive Judaism as one expression of liberal theology that recognizes reformism as an existential pact. We ought to revert the idea that reformism is not invalidating previous doctrines, but creatively re-inventing our covenant in the context...

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About Me

Born in Buenos Aires in 1962, Rabbi Bergman is known for his contributions to various fields. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Pharmaceutics and three Master's degrees in Education, Hebrew Letters, and Jewish Studies. Ordained at the Latin American Rabbinical Seminary and HUC-JIR, he is a member of the CCAR and a graduate of the Jewish Agency's Jerusalem Fellows program. Founder of the Arlene Fern Community School, he serves as a Rabbi at Templo Libertad. Additionally, he has held positions in public office, including Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development. He is also recognized as an influential leader in the fight against climate change and has authored several books. Currently, he serves as the President of the World Union for Progressive Judaism.