Masorti

Conservative Judaism’s new line on intermarriage is a great start. What comes next is key - opinion

Belonging is not declared. It is rebuilt and demonstrated, slowly, through consistency, humility, and courage. If the movement is willing to do that work, genuine repair is possible.

  Conservative Judaism has been trying to chart a middle path between Jewish tradition and acceptance of the reality of interfaith families.
The Israeli TV host Ofira Asayag is secular but lit Shabbat candles on air in 2024, during the Israel Hamas war reflecting a trend among Israelis.

From pop stars to tefillin pop-ups, Oct. 7 changed how some Israelis practice Judaism

PRO-ISRAELI ACTIVISTS argue with pro-Palestinian demonstrators at a protest in New York in 2025.

Yom Kippur: What Mishnah Yoma teaches about Jewish unity and public conflict

A Hanukkah party at Moriah in Haifa.

Haifa's Conservative Moriah Masorti congregation celebrates 70th birthday


Alex and Peri Sinclair: A Masorti power couple like no other

Alex Sinclair is a veteran in the field of Jewish education. His wife Peri is currently the Susan and Scott Shay Director-General of the TALI Education Center.

 WITH HIS wife, Peri.

Embracing one another and exploring big questions: The Masorti Movement's mission - opinion

The Conservative/Masorti Movement strives to hold values and ideas that are in tension with one another: tradition and modernity.

 AIMING FOR the strengthening of Israeli unity, people gather with Israeli flags at one of some 100 locations around the country, in Hispin, Golan Heights, in August.

Senior Conservative rabbi Andrew (Andy) Sacks dies at 66

His memory will forever be a blessing and an inspiration for future generations to continue his fight for a more inclusive and just society.

 Rabbi Andrew (Andy) M. Sacks.

Why the Conservative movement is changing our approach to interfaith marriage

The culture of disapproval did not dissuade individuals from their marriage choices and it certainly did not draw people closer to our communities, instead, too often, it pushed them away.

An illustrative photo of a Jewish wedding in front of the Mediterranean Sea.

The traditional Jewish worldview can save a fractured Israel - opinion

The dynamic worldview of the Masorti people can act as a remedy for our current societal ills. A worldview that seeks to unite, rather than divide.

Israeli police officers clash with Ultra Orthodox Jewish men during a protest against the enforcement of coronavirus emergency regulations, in the Ultra Orthodox jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, October 4, 2020

Israel needs Masorti Jews to become modern, tolerant, welcoming

Today there are nearly 80 Masorti congregations all across Israel, though a few meet only on festivals. None receive government funding.

 Rabbi Elisha Wolfin (right), marrying Ori and Yasmin.

Prominent Israeli rabbi calls for public fasting on Wednesday

The initiative, promoted by Rabbi David Stav, chairman of the Tzohar rabbinical organization, calls for a day of fasting ahead of Rosh Chodesh Nissan.

 HEAD OF the Tzohar rabbinical association Rabbi David Stav speaks at the Jerusalem Post 10th Annual Conference, October 12, 2021

Conservative-Masorti movement: Don’t appoint Ben-Gvir as minister

Heads of the Conservative movement said in their statement that they call upon Netanyahu with a request not to appoint Itamar Ben-Gvir to a ministerial position in the new government.

 Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures following the announcement of exit polls at his party headquarters in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem couple celebrates 39 years in Israel

Jac and Diane Friedgut may share the names of Mellencamp’s fictitious lovers, but they’ve aggressively defied that fatalistic sentiment, proving that well into their 80s, life can still be a thrill.

 The Friedguts: Jac, 86 and Diane, 83

Israel-Ukraine 2022: A joyful community plunged into fear - opinion

‘My heart is in the East but I, I am at the edge of the West’

 THE WRITER stands in the Harvey L. Miller Family Beit Midrash at the Schechter Institute, Jerusalem.

Footage shows people urinating at Western Wall egalitarian section

Masorti movement says two recent incidents part of a phenomenon due to lack of public toilets at the site.

Jewish worshipers celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in 2019.