Reform Judaism
The Reform Leader Running to Be Israel's First non-Orthodox Rabbi in Knesset
Rabbi Gilad Kariv is hoping fourth time’s a charm when he stands in Israel’s do-over election for the Democratic Union. He says issues of religion and state could be a game-changer on September 17
Reform Movement Leader: Equating Intermarriage to ‘Second Holocaust’ Was ‘Needlessly Inflammatory’
In first interview with Israeli press, HUC president Andrew Rehfeld slams comments of Israel's education minister
South Africa's Oldest Reform Synagogue Is a Place Where Few Jews Dare Venture
Once South Africa’s top model, Reeva Forman now leads a model Reform synagogue in the hardscrabble Hillbrow neighborhood — and she has no plans to abandon her community
In First, State Will Pay Salaries of non-Orthodox City Rabbis in Israel
The official application, however, refers to them as ‘community leaders’ rather than rabbis, with wages significantly lower than their Orthodox counterparts
Following Complaint, Senior Rabbinical Judge Backs Out of Event to ‘Reclaim’ Western Wall From Conservative, Reform Jews
Rabbi Eliezer Igra withdrew from the event organized by far-right group after Conservative movement leaders filed official complaint against him
Meet the Korean-American Woman Leading Jewish Renewal Movement
‘I didn’t have the normal resumé for a traditional Jewish professional. I faced a lot of resistance,’ says SooJi Min-Maranda
Who’s Behind anti-LGBT, anti-Reform Signs in Israeli Cities?
Huge signs with offensive slogans were posted recently in Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv area. A Haaretz investigation revealed a number of players involved in the campaigns
‘Next Time It Could Turn Deadly’: Reform Movement Leader Blames Israel for Clashes at Western Wall
‘Delegitimizing other Jews leads to the kind of violence we saw last Friday,’ Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, warns
‘A Desecration of God’s Name’ Women of the Wall Demands Government Inquiry Into Violent Attacks at Western Wall
‘It’s important to ask who benefited politically from this show of force against Women of the Wall 34 days before the election,’ says group’s head after thousands of ultra-Orthodox youths were bused in to protest last Friday
Editorial The Damage Done by Pope Netanyahu
In empowering itself to decide who’s a Jew and who is less a Jew, the government is acting as a Vatican of the Jewish religion
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Youths Violently Disrupt Feminist Prayer Service at Western Wall
Special service held to mark the 30th anniversary of Women of the Wall, which falls on International Women's Day ■ Israel Police accuses Women of the Wall of provoking clashes, in which several women were hurt
Religious Text Studies and Tours to Israeli Military Courts: The New Education of American Rabbis
The T'ruah program introduces young rabbinical students to Palestinians and the occupation, reflecting a growing a rift between Israeli and American Jews
Netanyahu Named Minister Who 'Slandered' American Jews, Reform and Conservative Leaders Charge
Netanyahu should have made Yariv Levin apologize to non-Orthodox Jews before naming him head of Immigrant Absorption Ministry, says Rabbi Gilad Kariv
Lawsuit in Israel Wants 'Reform' Recognized as a Defamatory Insult
An Orthodox rabbi called the daughter of the former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel a 'Reform, accursed wicked woman.' Now she's suing for libel
Another Nail in the Coffin for Conversion Reform in Israel as Top Court Set to Freeze Initiative
High Court approved Israeli government's request for a six-month delay to plan that would have stripped Chief Rabbinate of its power
Police Investigating Death Threat Against Conservative Movement Leader in Israel
Yizhar Hess recounts that he was 'rendered speechless' after an ultra-Orthodox man told him: 'I will murder you, if I had knife I'd put it in you here'
Mary Ben-Gurion, Christian-born Daughter-in-law of Israel’s First PM, Dies at 94
The nurse from an Isle of Man family would undergo both Reform and Orthodox conversions, but the Old Lion’s wife Paula never considered her a real Jew
Israeli Lawmakers From Right and Left Vow to Back Reform and Conservative Jews in Struggle for Equal Status
In aftermath of Pittsburgh massacre, movements demand full recognition in Israel
Fed Up With Critics, Netanyahu Opens Back Channel to Undermine U.S. Reform, Conservative Leaders
Foreign Ministry flies in 20 rabbis – including well-known critics of current leadership – in move said to be masterminded by ambassador in Washington, a close confidant of the prime minister
Opinion Mixed Marriages Don’t Necessarily Create Assimilation
The Israeli Arab broadcaster's decision not to apologize for what she is or the person she fell in love with should be a model for the new Israeliness, which doesn't surrender to people who preach racial purity
Israelis May Be Fed Up With Orthodox Establishment, but Few Are Joining Reform and Conservative Congregations
New study finds that 13 percent of Israeli-Jews self-identify as Conservative or Reform Jews, but less than one percent are dues-paying members. Still, the movements have grown, implying Orthodoxy is no longer seen as the only ‘authentic’ Judaism
Netanyahu Approves Work to Expand Western Wall Egalitarian Prayer Space
Netanyahu and Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz approved the work even though committee member David Azoulay has never seen a draft version of the decision
Reform Movement Takes Action to Prevent Detention of Its Rabbinical Students at Israel’s Border
The Reform Movement takes unprecedented precautionary measure after repeated instances of liberal Jewish visitors held for questioning by Israeli authorities
Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Radio Station Fined 1 Million Shekels for Keeping Women Off the Air
A class action lawsuit was filed against an ultra-Orthodox radio station by multiple women for not being able to hear women's voices on the radio station
Reform Movement Wins Landmark Legal Battle, to Build Synagogue in Central Israeli City
Ending 15-year saga, district court orders Hod Hasharon municipality to allow Kehilat Yonatan to build a synagogue for its community
Analysis LGBT Protest May Herald a Turning Point in Israel's History
In a country that has no categorically declared right to equality, where elective officials betray their mission, the LGBT protest may prove that the struggle for that right is not lost
Prominent Jewish Sociologist Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Several Women
The allegations span decades and come from women who have worked with Steven M. Cohen or associated professionally with him, and include inappropriate sexual propositions and advances, and inappropriate sexual remarks
Ministry Favors Orthodox Bid for Judaism Project, Despite Reform Bid Being Five Times Cheaper
In losing the bidding process, the Reform movement laments 'blatant discrimination against non-Orthodox Judaism and an egregious waste of public funds'
‘Like Second-class Jews’ U.S. Jews Say Israel Is Losing Their Support by Capitulating to ultra-Orthodox Demands
If ‘unprecedented’ divisions on conversions, marriage and Western Wall prayer continue, ‘you will have nobody’ left to defend Israel abroad, AJC leaders warn Knesset session