Posts Tagged: conservative Judaism
Gantz: ‘Western Wall Long Enough to Accommodate All Parts of Israeli Society’
i24 News - Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz addressed the controversy over the egalitarian prayer section of Jerusalem's Western Wall in a meeting with Blue...
Orthodox and Conservative Jews Should Be Natural Allies
JNS.org - Jewish tradition holds that the Second Temple was destroyed by baseless hatred. Since we’re currently in the annual three-week mourning period for the...
Why US Jewish Leaders Have a Problem With Netanyahu
JNS.org - I recently wrote about the foolish and arrogant letter sent by the American Reform and Conservative movements and some of their associated organizations to US...
‘Am Yisrael Chai’: Ugandan Jews Enter Israel With Song and Dance
Some 40 Ugandan youths landed in Israel this past Tuesday, as part of the first-ever Taglit-Birthright group from the Jewish Abayudaya community. The group entered the arrivals hall...
For the Love of God, Don’t Arrest Your Opponents
Last Thursday, Israeli police detained Dov Haiyun, rabbi of the Conservative Moriah Congregation in Haifa, after a complaint was filed at the Haifa Rabbinical Court...
Effective Jewish Advocacy Begins With Jewish Education
Since its passage in December, UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which claimed that Israel′s settlement activity and sovereignty over the Western Wall are "flagrant violations" of international...
Calling for Religious Unity Only Leads to Division
In our day, the word “tolerance” has become very popular, as have words such as “pluralism,” “democracy” and “unity.” These terms are used so often...
Interfaith Marriage and Jewish Customs: Doing Away With Something Inconvenient
Seymour Rosenbloom is a Conservative rabbi who gave 36 years of distinguished service to Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Jewish...
Conservative Jews Deserve More Than PR
JNS.org - Responding to a dramatic decline in membership, the Conservative Jewish movement’s congregational arm has hired the Good Omen PR agency to survey hundreds of...
Ruderman Grant to Help Conservative Jewish Communities Be More ‘Inclusive’ for Disabled
JNS.org - As Jewish communities across North America celebrate Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month in February, the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) is receiving...
Conservative Judaism’s Rebranding Effort Could Signal a Sea Change
JNS.org - Conservative Judaism has always had something akin to middle-child syndrome: squeezed on both sides by the Orthodox and Reform movements. But lately, its identity...
Israel Must Recognize and Fund All Sects of Judaism
JNS.org - Earlier this month, at The Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an important appeal for Jewish unity...
Survey: Israel’s Progressive Jews Are Equal in Number to Haredi Jews
A new survey shows that progressive Jews are now equal in number to haredi Jews in Israel. According to the results of this year's Smith Consulting Co. survey...
Why Does the Jewish World Put on Conferences?
JNS.org - In one of the larger Jewish-related events of the year, more than 1,500 people as well as an impressive lineup of political and thought...
