The raucous and roundabout story of Reform Judaism
A short history of how a movement founded to make synagogues feel less 'Jewy' spent two centuries quietly putting the Jewishness back
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A short history of how a movement founded to make synagogues feel less 'Jewy' spent two centuries quietly putting the Jewishness back
To the editors: As President of Temple Beth-El of Great Neck, I read Lauren Hakimi’s recent article “A pioneering Reform synagogue makes way for a booming Iranian Jewish community,...
Temple Beth-El is an island of Reform Judaism in the Iranian milieu of deep Great Neck, a suburb on the North Shore of Long Island 35 minutes away from Manhattan by train. There ar...
Last week, the Supreme Court further gutted what is left of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Court’s ruling was terrible for the country, and particularly for communities of colo...
As religion tightens its grip on power, liberal Israelis are rediscovering their strength – but still lack a compelling, modern-day vision of Judaism. Before the liberals reclaim t...
A new biography explores the lasting influence and unfinished business of the founder of Reconstructionism. -- The post Mordecai Kaplan wanted Jews to choose Judaism. Why they didn...
You can take the Port Washington branch of the Long Island Rail Road, or you can drive out on the Long Island Expressway to Exit 33. And you can work hard, be successful and want a...
The challenge is how we can reinvent rabbinical training so that it's not clinging to models that no longer work, is sustainable, and addresses the needs of today and tomorrow's Je...
Rabbis Charley Baginsky and Josh Levy say criticising Israeli government is not disloyalty but a Jewish obligationThe UK’s most senior progressive rabbis have warned that Israel’s...
Passover is our annual reconsideration of self within the greater Jewish story. The post A Bisl Torah — Reconsideration appeared first on Jewish Journal.
Imagine a celebration, writes the CEO of T'ruah, in which Israel would be part of the Jewish story, but not the whole story. -- The post Jewish New York deserves a parade as diver...
In 'Brooklyn Odyssey,' sociologist Zalman Newfield provides a rare look at what goes on inside the hardcore Lubavitch community. For non-Orthodox fans of Chabad, some disclosures i...
The College for Contemporary Judaism pledges to fill a role soon to be vacated by the Reform movement’s historic midwest flagship. -- The post As Ohio again tries to block Hebrew U...
With Torah as our guide, God’s voice emerges as we turn towards each other. The post A Bisl Torah — God’s Emergent Voice appeared first on Jewish Journal.
The festival of Shavuot provides a well-placed opportunity to contemplate the choices we make on our Jewish journeys and how they will impact the next generation. The post Shavuot:...
The 1867 synagogue in Lafayette, Indiana — once a laboratory of the Reform movement — has been sold, after a grassroots effort to bring it back into Jewish hands fell short. In rec...
Uram does not hold a doctorate, in a departure for the Conservative Judaism flagship. -- The post Jewish Theological Seminary ‘breaks mold’ in naming campus innovator Rabbi Mike Ur...
A group of Jewish Theological Seminary students were furious with the chancellor’s position on Jewish statehood. In protest, they draped flags around campus before graduation, whic...
Judaism calls on people not to flee the physical world, but to elevate it through Torah and mitzvot.
The future of Jewish life will not be built primarily through better messaging, but through better experiences. The post The Return of the Shabbat Table appeared first on Jewish Jo...
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