Reform Movement

Over 1,000 American rabbis from diverse backgrounds join forces to support Israel

"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.'"

26/10/2023

Hebrew Union College to end 4 graduate programs, including 2 in Cincinnati

Rehfeld cited “financial constraints” and enrollment among the reasons for discontinuing the programs.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
25/10/2023

The religious-secular divide: How to calm the water, and how to stir them up - analysis

Whether this is a full-fledged "religious war" or just the most recent permutation of religious-secular battles that have continued unabated since the state's founding is a matter for debate.

02/10/2023

Gov't allocates NIS 2 million to back non-Orthodox faith groups

These funds will be administered by the Social Equality Ministry, which is headed by Amichai Chikli.

02/10/2023

Court demands answers on chief rabbi's hate speech against LGBTQ, Reform Jews

The Jerusalem chief rabbi has blamed earthquakes on LGBTQ people and called Reform Jews "evil people."

Israeli heritage minister: Western Wall should be run like Orthodox synagogue

Minister Eliyahu, a member of the extreme-right-wing Otzma Yehudit party, met with the ZRC rabbis and discussed current political events.

30/06/2023

The Reform movement is ending its standalone semester-in-Israel program amid declining enrollment

“It’s going to be cost-effective for both Muss and for Heller High because the cost of the general studies is a very significant cost,” he said.”

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
23/06/2023

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch: ‘We are losing the soul of the Reform movement’

"To turn against Israel is a sign of Jewish illness," Hirsch said Wednesday.

01/06/2023

Reform rabbis gather for NYC conference to cement Reform Jewish values

Reform Judaism conference in New York addresses issues of Jewish Peoplehood, Zionism and the disappearance of conversion ceremonies in the movement

31/05/2023

Judaism and democracy - enemies or friends? - opinion

The time has come to abandon old rivalries in order to offer interpretations of Judaism consistent with democracy so that Israeli voters can vote for a Jewish and democratic state.

By HANAN ALEXANDER
01/05/2023
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