Whether inching toward a more Orthodox lifestyle or stepping away from it, most Jewish immigrants in Tel Aviv have moved to the city with a consciousness around their Jewish identity.
The schism is less about theological differences, but rather about how scandals should be managed and approached.
Conservative Jews may now buy certified kosher products that have kosher-for-Passover ingredients and are certified gluten-free — even if they aren’t explicitly certified kosher for Passover.
Alberto “Baruch” Zeilicovich recently came out of retirement to begin a three-year contract as the rabbi of Beth Israel Synagogue in Oranjestad, Aruba.
Rabbi Dr. Barry Schwartz has been a lifelong activist, rarely pausing in his 58-year rabbinical career.
The report comes amid a time of reckoning over child sexual abuse in the Jewish world.
The readiness to listen to Jewish communities – as the minister said – is important but it cannot just be about their needs when it comes to education and Hebrew studies within their communities.
Among those who testified on Stephen Weiss’ behalf in a bid for leniency was a prominent rabbi in the Conservative movement.
Why do Reform and Conservative Jews feel unappreciated in Israel?
This is the first hearing taking place on the issue in the past two years and the first during this government.
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