Michah Gottlieb
By Michah Gottlieb
-
Opinion Real Issue for Conservative Judaism Is Authenticity
To be perfectly clear: I believe that the struggle for gender equality within Judaism has brought enormous benefits to Jewish society. The point of my essay was to help explain why Conservative Judaism has not been able to retain its youth by reflecting on why it did not satisfy me. When I wrote that it…
-
Opinion How Conservative Judaism Lost Me
One of the most striking findings in the recent Pew Research Center survey on Jews in America is the massive decline of Conservative Judaism. While 43% of American Jews affiliated as Conservative Jews in 1990, just 18% do so today. This is causing much soul-searching in the Conservative movement. The reasons for this decline are…
-
Opinion When Orthodoxy Goes Too Far
Jewish reaction to President Obama’s declaration of support for same-sex marriage was swift. Liberal Jewish groups, including Hadassah and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, praised the president’s statement, and the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center declared, “History will regard the president’s affirmation of this core right for the LGBT community as a key moment…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
- 2
News Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes admits ‘at least 6 million’ Jews were killed in Nazi Germany
- 3
Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
- 4
Fast Forward Hanukkah shooting leaves at least 15 dead at Australia’s most popular beach
In Case You Missed It
-
Culture Actor-Director Rob Reiner dies at 78
-
Fast Forward After Australia shooting, Jewish leaders say Mamdani’s refusal to condemn ‘globalize the intifada’ has consequences
-
Fast Forward Bondi Beach attack transforms global Hanukkah celebrations into acts of defiance — with added security
-
Opinion The call of this Hanukkah moment remains simple and urgent: Light candles everywhere. Even when we’re under attack.
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
