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
50 liberal Orthodox rabbis back High Court’s conversion decision
Until the ruling, converts through the non-Orthodox denominations, amounting to approximately 140 people a year on average, were unable to claim Israeli citizenship as Orthodox converts are.
Small step for the court, large step for converts - comment
Despite the clear definition in the law, the ultra-Orthodox monopoly seeks to expand and intensify its control.
Jewish NGOs celebrate 'long overdue' Israeli conversion decision
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, said the decision "reflects the diversity and vibrancy of Jewish life in Israel and around the world.”
Court rules: Recognize Reform, Conservative conversions done in Israel for citizenship
High Court historic decision enrages the Chief Rabbinate and Orthodox political parties.
Reform threatens KKL-JNF with High Court petition over West Bank purchases
Ultra-Orthodox WZO faction accuses liberal groups of ‘cooperating with foreign parties to create diplomatic pressure’ after KKL-JNF gives preliminary approval to buy Palestinian property in West Bank
Gilad Kariv: The Labor candidate who could be the first Reform rabbi MK
POLITICS AND RELIGION: Gilad Kariv explains how he’s in a unique position to make real change if elected to the Knesset.
Reform Rabbi Gilad Kariv in realistic fourth slot in Labor
The list will be headed by Labor leader Merav Michaeli, followed by former MK Omer Bar-Lev, who is a former commander of the elite IDF unit Sayeret Matkal.
Anti-LGBTQ+, anti-Reform Noam Party to run in March elections
The chairman of the party called for all the religious Zionist parties to run together, as otherwise they would likely not be able to pass the electoral threshold
Raised Catholic, Coleen Dieker sings in an Irish punk and Jewish band
Dieker, 31, doesn’t just play Jewish music. She’s in an Irish rock band called Flannigan’s Right Hook, and she can sing in Turkish and Spanish.
Senior religious-Zionist rabbis denounce contact with Reform leaders
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed participated in panel discussion with Reform rabbis evoking ire of the chief rabbi and most recently leading rabbinical figures in the religious-Zionist community.
