Rabbi Burt Jacobson, a prominent figure in the Jewish Renewal movement and founder of Kehilla Community Synagogue, passed away at 87 from pancreatic cancer.

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

Democratic state Rep. Ed Stafman, who is also a rabbi, had his invocation canceled at the Montana state capitol.

Montana State Representative and Rabbi Ed Stafman was unexpectedly replaced when he was scheduled to deliver an invocation at the legislative session.

Episode 142 of "Jews Across America" discusses the diverse Jewish experiences in various American regions.