 According to its official website, the purpose of the Jewish Community of Lisbon is to promote religious education for the new generations according to the values of Judaism, to recruit new members and to strengthen its engagement in the local and national affairs, by means of dialogue and interaction with the authorities as well as with civil and religious institutions.The Ohel Jacob Synagogue in Lisbon is the only Ashkenazi synagogue in Portugal open to b'nei-anussim.It's a reform synagogue, under the guidance of Rabbi Alona Lisitsa, and was accepted as an affiliate member of the European Union For Progressive Judaism (EUPJ) and World Union For Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) on 14 April 2016.