More than a third of American Jews identify with the Reform movement, making the URJ’s pledge one of the highest-profile climate actions ever taken by a Jewish organization. (JTA) — The organization ...
At its biannual conference in Jerusalem, the World Union for Progressive Judaism will repoen its Beit Shmuel headquarters as ...
Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, the outspoken leader of Reform Judaism who urged synagogues to embrace non-Jewish spouses and championed the ordination of gays and lesbians, died Wednesday. He was 75.
When Isabella Vinci stepped out of the mikvah on Nov. 11, 2021, she thought she had done everything that would be required to become Jewish. A beit din, or rabbinic ...
On his radio show Tuesday, Glenn Beck made what he has now called “one of the worst analogies of all time” when he compared Reform Judaism to Islamic Extremism. The reaction was swift, with the ...
The faces of Israeli hostages, some since released, watched over a celebration in the sanctuary of Nevada’s largest reformed ...
(JTA) — The organization representing the largest American Jewish denomination is pledging to divest from the fossil fuel industry as a response to the climate crisis. Citing the biblical teaching of ...