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'Offer your compassion': Rabbis fundraise for World Central Kitchen after fatal airstrike

Lauren Markoe in Forward · 5 Apr

Rabbi Debra Orenstein initiated a fundraiser called Rabbis for World Central Kitchen in response to an Israeli airstrike that tragically killed seven aid workers in Gaza.

0 Communities Leadership

At Conservative and Reform rabbinical schools, a debate over red lines on anti-Zionism

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider · 13 Feb

There is an ongoing debate within Conservative and Reform rabbinical schools in the US about the role of anti-Zionism.

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I Wanted to Reconnect With My Judaism. Duolingo Yiddish Helped.

Diana Black in Kveller · 7 Feb

The author discusses her journey to reconnect with her Jewish identity, prompted by her son's questions about their Jewishness.

0 Communities Jewish Law

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

Gavi Klein in Forward · 4 Jan

Congregation Shirat Hayam, a Conservative synagogue in Swampscott, Massachusetts, has hired Cantor Sarah Freudenberger, who is permitted to officiate interfaith weddings.

0 Communities Antisemitism

Prominent LA Conservative synagogue relocates Shabbat services due to planned pro-Palestinian protest

Jacob Gurvis in JTA · 22 Dec 2023

Temple Beth Am, the third-oldest Conservative synagogue in Los Angeles, has decided to relocate its Saturday afternoon Shabbat services due to safety concerns over a nearby pro-Palestinian protest.

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Jewish Voices for Hate

Joel K. Greenberg in Tablet · 18 Dec 2023

The author recounts their personal experience of witnessing Jewish speakers promoting the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel from the pulpit of their Conservative synagogue.

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Rabbinical students are drifting away from Israel. Here’s how one synagogue is responding

ARosenfeld in Forward · 14 Jun 2023

Sinai Temple, a prominent Los Angeles synagogue, has launched a new fellowship program for rabbinical students aimed at addressing concerns about Israel and Zionism.

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The Trouble with Reading Hebrew

Sapir · 1 Aug 2022

The author explores the problem of Hebrew reading proficiency among bar and bat mitzvah students in non-Orthodox Jewish settings.

0 Communities Jewish Law

Logging on to Judaism: A Convert Retrieves Her Soul from Cyberspace

Bayla Sheva Brenner in Jewish Action · 22 May 2006

Shoshana Zakar, a convert to Judaism, discovered through an online Jewish discussion group that her initial conversion wasn't recognized.