Posts Tagged: Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism Umbrella in US Poised to Back Transgender Rights
JNS.org - The umbrella body of Reform Judaism in the US is set to pass a resolution to recognize the rights of transgender individuals. The Union for...
Meet the Radio Host Behind Israeli Minister’s Reform Judaism Interview Stir
JNS.org - When Israeli Religious Affairs Minister MK David Azoulay (Shas) told Israel’s Army Radio station in July that “a Reform Jew, from the moment he...
Is Reform Jewish Group in the Pocket of the Democratic Party?
This week, I made the mistake of reading a tweet from the RAC. Honestly, I don’t know why I continue to follow the Religious Action...
Israeli Religious Affairs Minister Again Draws Fire for Belittling Reform Judaism
JNS.org - Israeli Religious Affairs Minister David Azoulay has again drawn fire for controversial comments that belittle Reform Judaism. “A Reform Jew, from the moment he stops...
Reform Judaism Confab to Feature Interviews With US Presidential Contenders
JNS.org - This November's biennial convention of the Reform Jewish movement's congregational umbrella organization will feature interviews with candidates in the 2016 U.S. presidential...
Jewish Groups Sued for Not Warning Youths About Sand Flies During Trip to Israel
LA Times - Two Jewish groups that led a youth trip to Israel last summer failed to warn and protect students in their care about...
Chaos Strengthens Israel and the Jewish People
According to the Bible, before the world was created there was chaos, Tohu VaVohu. However, it was out of chaos that something positive emerged. I...
How American Jews Made Hanukkah the Holiday of Religious Freedom
JNS.org - In the 21st century, Hanukkah is celebrated by more Jews than any holiday other than Passover. Both are performed at least one...
MK David Rotem Backtracks on Calling Reform Judaism ‘Another Religion’
JNS.org - Member of Knesset David Rotem (Yisrael Beiteinu) drew outrage across the Jewish world for his remarks calling Reform Jews "not Jewish" and...
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...
The Growing Extremism of Reform Leader Eric Yoffie
Rabbi Eric Yoffie is one of those courageous souls, prepared to throw stones while living in a glass house. Not content to criticize the Chabad...
Book: American Jews Are Endangered Species
JNS.org - Let the general reader be warned: Shaul Magid's new book, "American Post-Judaism," is not easy to read. The writing is dense, and the...
American Jewry at the Crossroads: Isaac Mayer Wise, Solomon Schechter, and now…Avi Weiss and Sara Hurwitz
On July 11, 1883 a dinner honoring the first graduating class of Hebrew Union College (the rabbinical seminary of Reform Judaism), was held in...
