Rabbi Jonathan Porath is well-known within his activist and conservative circles. For most of us, however, he is an unsung hero of the movement to liberate Soviet Jewry.
"We hope and pray that the vision of the Hebrew prophets shall come to pass, that 'all shall sit under their vine and fig tree, and none shall make them afraid.'"
Schechter Manhattan’s closure means that only one school with roots in the Conservative movement remains in the five boroughs.
What kind of message is conveyed when the Reform and Conservative movements are treated as less legitimate than Orthodoxy?
Anyone who wields power must bear in mind the ethical teachings of the prophets, recognizing that values take precedence over power, and should guide those in power.
Just days out from their campers’ return home, the company hired to transport all of their belongings home had announced its sudden closure.
Asserting that such restrictions violate their religious beliefs, these groups are at the forefront of a legal strategy seeking to protect reproductive rights through the lens of religious freedom.
Today there are nearly 80 Masorti congregations all across Israel, though a few meet only on festivals. None receive government funding.
Minister Eliyahu, a member of the extreme-right-wing Otzma Yehudit party, met with the ZRC rabbis and discussed current political events.
According to the 2020 Pew survey about American Jewish life, nearly one in five US Jews participate in activities or services with Chabad.
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