Reform Movement
As Ohio again tries to block Hebrew Union College’s restructuring, a new rabbinical school emerges
Ohio Attorney-General Dave Yost takes legal action to prevent the closure of Hebrew Union College’s Cincinnati campus, citing donor intent and history.
Andrea Weiss, trailblazing Reform rabbi who merged scholarship and activism, dies at 60
High Court grills state, Jerusalem over years-long holdup at egalitarian Western Wall Plaza
Diaspora Ministry pairs with US liberal synagogue rabbinical fellowship to strengthen Israel ties
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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
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.
MK Simcha Rothman met with protests at Jewish Agency meeting
One of the main demonstrators was Rabbi Lea Mühlstein, the International Chair of Arzenu, which represents Reform and Progressive Jewry.
