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Can Reform Judaism reform itself?

(RNS) — A New York City conference considers the future of Reform Judaism.
Speaking at the CPAC Israel event in Tel Aviv, Shapiro explained why he personally wouldn't make aliyah – and why he doesn't see Reform Judaism as a viable option. Right-wing media personality Ben ...
For months, we have been witnessing, from members of the coalition, a campaign of insults, delegitimization, and incitement against Reform Jews. These are no longer isolated unfortunate remarks. This ...
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The post Leading Reform rabbi: a seminary that ordains anti-Zionists has no future appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Temple Israel, the Michigan synagogue recently targeted in an attack, stands as a prominent institution within Reform Judaism, North America's largest branch of the faith. This denomination is known ...
Imagine a conversation in a household during this season. A husband asks his wife: “Must we go to the holiday concert at school tonight? You know how much I dislike Christmas songs.” The wife pauses.
In recent years, a vocal minority of anti-Zionist Jews – including rabbis and cantors – unaffiliated with the Reform movement has gained disproportionate attention from mainstream American media. This ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tour participants walk past an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man during a tour by Frieda Vizel of the Hasidic section of Williamsburg in ...
The Biblical Book of Esther tells us to celebrate the defeat of Haman and his Jew hating followers: “…celebrate annually the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar as a time when Jews got ...