Kehilat Shanghai’s purpose is to ensure that Jewish People from all backgrounds feel at home in Shanghai today and for generations to come, and to celebrate Jewish culture and traditions in a progressive spirit.

Kehilat Shanghai is one of the only progressive, pluralistic Jewish communities in Asia offering inclusive, cross-generational programming, and community-building events in English. Our diverse, grassroots-led approach, combined with our connection to the global progressive Jewish movement, sets us apart in a region where such representation is rare.

We are proudly affiliated with and supported by the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) and its regional arms: the Union for Progressive Judaism (UPJ) in Australia and Asia Progressive Judaism (APJ).