Posts Tagged: Reform Jews
Building a Reform Synagogue in Israel Is Not Easy
COVID-19 not only puts our own health at risk, but it is also a threat to the very fabric of our society and the values...
Reform Jews and Early American Zionism
The story of Zionism and Reform Judaism in America began in the 1820s, when Charleston Jews left the traditional Congregation Beth Elohim to found their...
A Special Purim — and a Time for Jewish Unity
These are times of worldwide social and political upheaval. Predictably, Jews are immediately brought to the forefront, and antisemitism rages. Historically, when we encounter a...
From Knesset Floor, Israeli Coalition Member Says Reform Jews are ‘Not Jewish’
JNS.org - During a debate on the Knesset floor on Wednesday, Knesset member Yinon Azoulay of the Shas Party said that Reform Jews “are not Jewish,”...
Are Some Reform Leaders Now Embracing Trump’s Jerusalem Decision?
JNS.org - Some in the Reform movement have started to retreat from their opposition to the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Following President...
Reform Jews Support Israel at Convention, but Some Question Timing of Jerusalem Move
Jacobs was addressing the record-breaking 6,000 Reform Jews gathered in Boston for the Union for Reform Judaism’s (URJ) 74th North American Biennial General Assembly. But it...
Reform, Conservative Jews Say Western Wall Compromise Effectively Dead
JNS.org - In a move that may further ignite tensions between Israel and Diaspora Jewry, the Reform and Conservative movements say that they no longer agree...
Netanyahu Reaches Deal to Delay Controversial Conversion Bill by Six Months
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday that he has reached a deal to delay the country's controversial conversion bill by six months...
New Study of Chabad on Campus Shows Long-Term Impact on Students
JNS.org - A newly released, first-of-its kind report studying the Chabad-Lubavitch movement’s impact at universities found that emissaries on college campuses have a significant, long-term impact on Jewish students, especially...
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...
Jews and the Global Tilt Towards Conservativism and Populism
Since the emancipation of the eighteenth century, Jews traditionally supported liberal, reform and even revolutionary movements which, in most cases, paved the way for them...
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...
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...
Israeli Government to Form Jewish Denominations Roundtable
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday told Cabinet Secretary Avichai Mandelblit to put together a special forum to discuss religious issues affecting the...