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.
Ayelet Cohen’s appointment comes two years after JTS, the flagship of the Conservative movement of Judaism, appointed a woman to the chancellorship for the first time.
Smotrich says he is glad Reform movement losing support in the US
If synagogues can’t be reasonably assured of rabbis from within the movement, why should they continue to pay dues to belong to it?
The non-partisan civil society movement Darkenu launched a campaign calling for Diaspora Jews to express their support for the Western Wall compromise which is being pushed by the gov't.
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.'
Some American Jewish groups felt disenfranchised from Israel during Netanyahu's term due to his haredi parties alliance — Bennett could change that.
The partnership will deliver education materials to congregation members, and, in coordination with Secure Community Network, increase reporting and response to antisemitic incidents.
The movement claims that she "has consistently refused to recognise Palestinian heritage, referring to the Palestinians as "thieves of history."
Uhrbach is founder and will continue as director of the Block/Kolker Center for Spiritual Arts at JTS, and has worked on several Conservative movement prayer books.
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