conservative movement

Soviet Jewry's unsung heroes - opinion

Rabbi Jonathan Porath is well-known within his activist and conservative circles. For most of us, however, he is an unsung hero of the movement to liberate Soviet Jewry.

28/12/2023

Oklahoma Dept. of Education announces partnership with PragerU

Decisions to include PragerU content in school curriculums have been met with much controversy due to many disagreeing with the content that is included in the curriculum.

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.

By SHLOMO MAITAL
01/07/2023

Conservative movement rules: Permissible to eat at non-kosher vegetarian, vegan restaurants

17% of Jews identify as Conservative and only a fraction keep kosher at home. Even fewer adhere to the strict dietary laws when they dine out. 

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
23/05/2023

A call for compromise between religious and secular

Rabbi Menachem Bombach speaks at a demonstration calling for a broad consensus between the different groups within Israeli society that are currently in conflict.

Aruba’s new rabbi comes out of retirement to lead a congregation in ‘paradise’

Alberto “Baruch” Zeilicovich recently came out of retirement to begin a three-year contract as the rabbi of Beth Israel Synagogue in Oranjestad, Aruba.

By DAN FELLNER/JTA
16/03/2023

Investigation into Conservative movement’s youth group identifies ‘hypersexualized culture’

The report comes amid a time of reckoning over child sexual abuse in the Jewish world.

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
10/03/2023

Reform and Conservative Jews feel discrimination in Israel - Jewish Agency chairman

Why do Reform and Conservative Jews feel unappreciated in Israel?

01/03/2023

15 Conservative Jewish orgs. protest Israeli judicial reform

The Conservative Jewish organizations noted: "Our love for Israel compels us to action, just as it has in every past crisis the State of Israel has faced."

19/02/2023

Amichai Chikli's father: He has 'openness, tolerance of inclusion' - interview

Last week, Chikli emphasized that he was not a member of the Conservative movement and did not grow up as a Conservative Jew.

15/01/2023
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