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News A congregational rabbi said there were no innocents in Gaza. The blowback was fierce.
Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham's Facebook post upset some congregants. But others shared his sentiment.
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Fast Forward 3 of the largest Jewish denominations are suing the Trump administration over immigration raids
During Trump’s first term, a number of synagogues sheltered immigrants at risk of deportation
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Film & TV What would Judaism have to say about ‘The Substance?’
3 rabbis weigh in on aging, beauty and body horror
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Fast Forward Investigation says many students at LA rabbinical school experienced sexism and homophobia but it was not ‘systematic’
‘We hear you deeply and pledge to do better,’ said a letter from American Jewish University
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Fast Forward Jewish groups are fighting a new Texas law that allows unlicensed chaplains to replace school guidance counselors
Texas school boards must vote by March 1 on whether to allow the switch
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Fast Forward Rabbi Jules Harlow, editor of the prayer book used in Conservative synagogues for a quarter century, dies at 92
Modest but significant changes marked the publication of “Sim Shalom” in 1985
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News Reform movement unveils new logos and ‘artistic, abstract’ branding
The Union for Reform Judaism and Religious Action Center have new logos that feature creative lettering rather than Jewish iconography
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Fast Forward Conservative movement maintains its ban on officiating at intermarriages but urges its rabbis to engage more with interfaith families
A new report from the movement recommends cultural and policy changes to “empower Conservative/Masorti rabbis and congregations to more fully embrace interfaith couples"
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