Conservative judaism
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.
Judaism’s Conservative movement apologizes for decades of discouraging intermarriage
Yom Kippur: What Mishnah Yoma teaches about Jewish unity and public conflict
Conservative rabbi resigns from movement after facing punishment for performing intermarriages
Non-gendered language for calling Jews to the Torah gets Conservative movement approval
Like the other initiatives, the Conservative movement’s opinion represents an important development in inclusion in Jewish life.
Shuly Rubin Schwartz inaugurated as first woman chancellor of JTS
“My goal is to offer a nuanced educational approach that prepares future leaders to share Judaism’s riches," said Shuly Rubin Schwartz in a speech.
US Jews back resolution calling awareness to infertility rates
The resolution declares “that the United States Government has a responsibility to help examine, create, and implement solutions to address and alleviate the problems associated with the disease.”
Charges against Cleveland rabbi who solicited underage sex are 'horrifying' - Conservative movement
'These deeply disturbing accusations betray the sacred trust our communities put in their clergy and must be fully and immediately investigated and dealt with appropriately'
One of 2 Conservative rabbinical schools in US is slashing tuition — by 80%
Ziegler’s new tuition is $7,000 a year, down from $31,342 this year. The change makes the school just 20% the price of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City.
Tensions will be high at Kotel for Rosh Hodesh service on Friday
Reform and Conservative movements are expected to march toward the Western Wall while Haredim are arranging protests.
Conservative Judaism’s new generation of spiritual leaders
Rather than waiting to be allocated a community, recently-ordained entrepreneurial rabbis are building new congregations.
American Jewish University selling ‘all or part’ of Los Angeles campus
The campus in the Bel-Air neighborhood is home to the Conservative Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.
The Great Resignation could leave synagogues without leaders
If synagogues can’t be reasonably assured of rabbis from within the movement, why should they continue to pay dues to belong to it?
Pluralism is not Jewish? - Opinion
Many Jewish sources which favor unity are opposed to uniformity. Bemidbar Rabbah (13:15,16) for example, affirms that 'there are 70 faces to the Torah.'
