Reform Jews
Reform movement leader on Israel: ‘It’s time to lean in; not walk away.’
By Yonat Shimron — March 6, 2023
(RNS) — Like all US Jewish denominations, the Reform movement has given wholehearted support to Israel. In an interview with RNS, Rabbi Rick Jacobs reiterated that support, even as he allowed for some criticism.
Uvalde school shooting: Faith leaders offer comfort, call for reform of gun laws
By Religion News Service — May 25, 2022
(RNS) — With the news of 19 children and two others killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, religious leaders from across the spectrum express their sorrow, with many saying now is the time for a new approach to gun control.
Reform Jewish seminary report uncovers 50 years of sexual misconduct
By Yonat Shimron — November 9, 2021
(RNS) — The report shows many of its rabbinical students said the seminary had an ‘old boys’ club’ mentality that allowed sexual harassment against women and LGBTQ students to fester.
Study: Young Jews are moving to polar ends — secularism and Orthodoxy
By Yonat Shimron — May 11, 2021
(RNS) — By contrast, the number of Jews identifying as Reform and Conservative — the two largest branches of Jewish denominational life — has remained flat.
Survey: Summer camp may be key to fostering Reform Jewish values
By Yonat Shimron — October 2, 2018
(RNS) — The success of Jewish overnight camps is well-documented. A new survey attempts to measure whether camps also help shape adult Jewish values and social justice commitments.
How I caused an earthquake in Israel
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 9, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — A funny thing happened on the way to Jerusalem this past Shabbat.
‘Interfaith’ term rings hollow for some Jews
By Holly Lebowitz Rossi — December 18, 2017
BOSTON (RNS) — If you really want to welcome interfaith families into Jewish life, better rethink your language, many Jewish leaders say.
Trump ‘finally’ speaks against anti-Semitism; Jewish leaders had hoped for more
By Lauren Markoe — February 21, 2017
(RNS) 'President Trump’s condemnation this morning of anti-Semitism is as welcome as it is overdue,' said Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, in a statement issued on behalf of the Reform movement, the largest stream of American Judaism.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews scuffle with worshippers at Western Wall
By Michele Chabin — June 16, 2016
(RNS) A dozen police officers stood by but did not intervene as the ultra-Orthodox men tried to drown out the Reform and Conservative service.
White House, faith leaders say ‘moral obligation’ to halt payday loans
By Adelle M. Banks — April 14, 2016
(RNS) They agreed to "do something to stop payday lenders from preying on consumers."
US Reform Jews adopt sweeping transgender rights policy
By Reuters — November 5, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) The resolution calls for congregations to offer cultural training for religious school staff, sermons on transgender issues and gender-neutral restrooms.
Jewish feminists say they’d accept Western Wall prayer compromise
By Michele Chabin — October 7, 2013
JERUSALEM (RNS) The continued violence, and the government’s long-standing unwillingness to allow Jewish feminists to pray as they want at the Western Wall, has strained relations between the Israeli government and American Jews.
Feminists call temporary Western Wall prayer platform a ‘sundeck’
By Michele Chabin — September 3, 2013
(RNS) While the non-Orthodox leaders welcomed the new platform, which can accommodate 450 worshipers, Women of the Wall called it “a sun deck” designed to marginalize anyone who is not Orthodox from praying at the Wall.
Is the British monarch the ‘Defender of the Faith’ or ‘Faiths’?
By Trevor Grundy — October 9, 2012
LONDON (RNS) As Britain waits for Queen Elizabeth II to appoint a new archbishop of Canterbury, there's renewed attention on her title of "Defender of the Faith." By Trevor Grundy.
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