(Editor’s note: This is the second part of a wide-ranging interview with Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism. In this story, Jacobs addresses the future of the American synagogue and 2020 Vision, the Reform movement’s blueprint … Read More
In a development that the leader of the North American Reform Movement has called “extraordinary news,” progressive Judaism is on the rise in Israel. But the growth in the Reform and Masorti (Conservative) movements in the Jewish state may not … Read More
(Editor’s note: This is a corrected version of the story that appeared in the October 3 Community. It includes a corrected time for the Bluegrass/Jewgrass concert, which the Cantors Assembly will present during its May convention.) By Lee Chottiner Community … Read More
JERUSALEM — The Knesset passed controversial legislation making Israel the “nation-state of the Jewish people,” angering groups in Israel and the Diaspora. The so-called Nationality Law enshrines in Israel’s quasi-constitutional Basic Law that Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people. It … Read More