Religion

Conservative movement maintains its ban on officiating at intermarriages but urges its rabbis to engage more with interfaith families

A new report from the movement recommends cultural and policy changes to “empower Conservative/Masorti rabbis and congregations to more fully embrace interfaith couples.”

By Jacob Gurvis January 29, 2024 10:52 am

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Rabbi Art Green, prominent scholar of Hasidic Judaism, is barred from Hebrew College following sexual misconduct allegation

In interviews and a public email, Green acknowledged that he had behaved inappropriately but said he did not believe the incident merited his ouster from the seminary he started.

January 28, 2024 1:51 pm

Who is behind ‘God’s Gang,’ a new multifaith animated show that plays with Jewish and other stereotypes?

The Jewish character is short, wears glasses and goes by the name Ninjew.

January 26, 2024 11:00 am

‘We will rise from the dust’: Ahead of Tu BiShvat, Israelis and Jews worldwide plant trees in memory of Oct. 7 victims

By Jackie Hajdenberg January 23, 2024 3:56 pm

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Jewish liturgy includes a curse against our enemies. We can be OK with that.

By Rabbi Elie Kaunfer January 12, 2024 11:00 am

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In hopeless times, we need to the courage to speak up — and to listen

By Rabbi Rebecca Blady January 12, 2024 10:04 am

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‘I just felt this urgency’: For some, Oct. 7 fueled a renewed dedication to becoming Jewish

By Jacob Gurvis January 10, 2024 12:01 pm

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What Jews are feeling now is an inheritance of values — and trauma

By Rabbi Dr. Tirzah Firestone January 5, 2024 12:04 pm

To welcome interfaith couples, this Conservative synagogue hired a cantor who’s allowed to wed them

By Gavi Klein January 4, 2024 10:30 am

A smiling elderly man overlooking Vermont foliage in the fall

A Greek Holocaust survivor in Vermont knows how to save humanity. He just needs us to listen.

By Andrew Lapin January 3, 2024 11:00 am

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