By Joel Alperson
As the Reform movement reconsiders its prohibition on intermarried rabbis, one writer imagines what Jewish policy could be next on the chopping block.
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By Avi Shafran
The push by Women of the Wall and others to promote ‘pluralism’ at the Kotel could end up slicing it up. Far from building Jewish unity, that would devalue our holiest site.
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By Nancy K. Kaufman
Israel is a thriving and progressive Jewish democracy in many ways. So why does it allow Orthodox rabbis to maintain a stranglehold on marriage and divorce?
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By Jarrod Tanny
Are Jews a race — and if so from where? Jarrod Tanny explains why the answer to these explosive questions says less about Israel and Zionism than many may think.
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By Eric Yoffie
After shocking attacks on women praying at the Kotel, American Jews are galvanized as never before. If the ultra-Orthodox wish to escalate the ‘war,’ so be it.
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By Leonard Fein
In a month that commemorates both Israel’s independence and the Palestinian’s “catastrophe,” how do we reconcile the demands and aspirations of these two people?
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By Ellen Lippmann
In a very personal and open letter, Rabbi Ellen Lippmann urges Hebrew Union College to reconsider its decision to deny entry to students who are romantically involved with non-Jews.
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By J.J. Goldberg
Israel’s Shas Party has long been a pillar of the right wing. After the election earthquake that bounced it from power, the party is making an unexpected — and sharp — turn to the left.
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By Pinchas Allouche
The acrimonious divisions between secular and religious Jews in Israel has spilled over into this country. We should be building bridges, not walls, among Jews.
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By Valerie Cohen
Valerie Cohen works hard not to let her views overwhelm her diverse congregation in Jackson, Miss. She’s just one of 7 rabbis speaking out on how they talk about Israel in shul.
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