Conservative judaism

Meet the Connecticut dad and children’s book author who won a JFK Jr. lookalike contest

“He was Catholic. I’m Jewish. I married a Jew. He married a goy,” joked Andrew Ginsburg, who has been inundated with comments that he resembles the late John F. Kennedy Jr. since he was 22.

Andrew Ginsburg celebrates after winning a JFK Jr. look-alike competition in the West Village.
Rabbi Gesa Ederberg is installed as the president of the Rabbinical Assembly at Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck, New Jersey, March 11, 2026.

Berlin rabbi makes history as first European to head Conservative rabbis’ association

Smartphone shows a missile alert, in Mishmar David, Feb. 28.

Shabbat under fire: Navigating Jewish law, missile alerts in Israel during war - opinion

  Conservative Judaism has been trying to chart a middle path between Jewish tradition and acceptance of the reality of interfaith families.

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


What is Sigd, the holiday of Beta Israel and Ethiopian Jews? - explainer

What exactly is the Jewish holiday of Sigd about? What are its origins? How is it celebrated in Ethiopia and Israel? And should all Jews celebrate it?

ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELI KESSIM celebrate the Sigd holiday in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv

Grapevine November 16, 2022: A government of alienation?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

Former Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai.

5 ways Itamar Ben-Gvir hopes to change Jewish life in Israel

What exactly does Itamar Ben-Gvir have planned for Israel according to his view of Judaism? Here are five of the core goals that he hopes to achieve.

 The Otzma Yehudit faction, led by MK Itamar Ben-Gvir (center), is seen walking into the President's Residence for a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, in Jerusalem, on November 10, 2022.

Would Rav Kook support Ben-Gvir, the Religious Zionist Party? - review

Scrutinizing two major Religious Zionist thinkers and their current relevance.

 RELIGIOUS ZIONIST MK Itamar Ben-Gvir pictured in campaign photos ahead of the election.

The loneliness of the long-distance Yom Kippur faster - opinion

I am curious what I might learn if I were to push myself past my comfort zone. Certainly, Yom Kippur does that.

A woman walks alone in a park

Secular and Reform Israelis more religious than their American counterparts - analysis

If the Israeli branch of the Reform movement won’t recognize patrilineal descent Jews as Jewish, then something substantial needs to happen in order to bridge this gap.

 MEN PRAY at the Western Wall on the eve of Tisha Be’av, earlier this month. ‘The New York Times’ wrote last year that ‘The Western Wall is now used mostly by Jewish worshipers despite its also being important to Muslims.’

US Reform, Conservative rabbis had enough of anti-Zionist rhetoric

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: A rabbinical coalition in the US is countering the growing trend of incoming Reform and Conservative rabbis who feel they need to avoid or criticize Zionism.

 MEMBERS OF the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition at a Washington conference

An Orthodox, Conservative and Reform rabbi spend Shabbat together

For years Orthodox rabbis maintained that working with Conservative and Reform rabbis lends legitimacy to their movements and views of Judaism.

 OFFICES OF the Chief Rabbinate: Issues like conversion, kashrut supervision and civil marriages make cooperation between the different movements surprising, says the writer

Liberal Jews using Western Wall violence to bestow collective guilt - opinion

People are individuals and are to be judged on their actions, but this is actually what liberals are doing to haredi Jews right now. 

 HAREDI PROTESTORS scuffle with police as the Women of the Wall movement holds Rosh Hodesh prayers at the Western Wall, in March.

US Conservative, Reform movements to Lapid: Kotel needs to stay safe

They mentioned the recent Rosh Chodesh egalitarian section prayer service, where ultra-Orthodox youth were physically violent toward their members • "you support implementing the Kotel Agreement"

 PRAYERS AT the Kotel.