Posts Tagged: American Jews
Reform Group Threatens to Quit Conference of Presidents After J Street Rejected
JNS.org - The head of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) on Thursday said the group would consider leaving the Conference of Presidents of...
Christian-Jewish Group Teams With Limmud FSU to Connect Global Russian Jewry
JNS.org - The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) and Limmud FSU (former Soviet Union) have formed a new partnership to expand efforts...
After Pew Pessimism, is ‘JOFEE’ the New Acronym for the Jewish Future?
JNS.org - More than five months after the Pew Research Center's "A Portrait of Jewish Americans" survey drew widespread pessimism over rising intermarriage and...
Netanyahu Must Not Take Diaspora Jews for Granted
Under the leadership of the indefatigable Malcolm Hoenlein, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, a unique umbrella organization, is gathering in Jerusalem...
Is Intermarriage the New Normal for American Jews?
JNS.org - Since 2005 nearly six in 10 American Jews have married a non-Jew, up from 46 percent in 1990 and 17 percent before...
The Economist Distorts Views of American Jews on Israel and Iran
The narrative advanced by The Economist in a November 25 story about the American political repercussions of the recent deal in Geneva between Iran and the...
California vs. Israel: The Grass May be Greener, But Not the Olives
Southern California's olive trees are taller and emptier than olive trees anywhere in Israel, because the California authorities specially treat the trees. They do not...
Rabbi Eric Yoffie Should Stop Harming the Jewish Community
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, who served as president of the Union for Reform Judaism from 1996 to 2012, is a very busy man. Running a denomination...
Is Jewish Life in the Diaspora Coming to an End?
The recent Pew Research Center survey of American Jews has ignited discussions extending from gloomy predictions of the inevitable demise of Diaspora Jewry by assimilation...
What Does it Mean to Be Jewish?
As recent surveys reveal a disturbingly large number of American Jews—millions, in fact—who feel disconnected from their Jewish identity, allow me to share what being...
Survey of American Jews Shows Pessimism Over Arab Spring, Iran’s Nuclear Program
American Jews are generally pessimistic about current political developments across the Middle East, notably the "Arab Spring," Iran's nuclear program and Arab ...
Pew Jews: The Future of American Judaism
Oh, dear. American Jewish poobahs are all upset by a Pew Foundation survey that "discovered" that the intermarriage rate in the USA is at 58...
Why is the Upper West Side JCC Supporting Israel’s Enemies?
While the results of the recently published Pew Survey on American Jews were terrifying for many in our community, apparently the Jewish Community Center on...
How Dare Israel’s Rabbinate Dictate to American Orthodox Jews
Recent media reports indicate that at least ten American Modern Orthodox rabbis are no longer allowed by the Israeli Chief Rabbinate to recognize the Jewish...
