Conservative Jews
Choice is the future of religion in America
By Mark Silk — June 1, 2023
(RNS) — Judaism lays bare the complexities of American religion’s new regime of choice.
‘Shul shopping’ in New York: A Jewish millennial’s two years of wandering
By Tori Luecking — March 29, 2023
(RNS) — Our search for a spiritual home.
As Reform Jews investigate themselves, a reckoning over sexual abuse grows
By Yonat Shimron — October 15, 2021
(RNS) — Multiple investigations, which will look at both historic and more recent instances of sex abuse, signal a desire for a new level of ethical accountability on sexual misconduct and gender discrimination.
Marriage trends, political views undermining the notion of a unified American Jewish identity
By Jonathan D. Sarna — May 25, 2021
(The Conversation) — The American Jewish community is changing as it becomes increasingly diverse and politically polarized.
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.
The coronavirus is upending thousands of years of Jewish tradition
By Yonat Shimron — March 20, 2020
(RNS) — It presents particular challenges to Orthodox Jews, especially on Shabbat, a time when many refrain from using any electronic devices.
Conservative Jewish leaders stepping down
By Yonat Shimron — March 29, 2018
(RNS) — The departures come at a time of rapid change. The movement continues to struggle with declining numbers and resources. And it is divided over its approach to intermarriage.
‘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.
Conservative Jews furious with Israeli president over scrapped bar mitzvah service
By Michele Chabin — June 8, 2015
(RNS) Conservative Jews, called Masorti Jews in Israel, say President Reuven Rivlin's decision amounts to a de-legitimization of non-Orthodox Jewry.
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