Conservative Judaism
Israeli Police Question Conservative Rabbi For Performing Marriage
JERUSALEM A Conservative rabbi in Israel was awakened by police early Thursday morning and taken in for questioning over performing an illegal ma
Conservative Judaism’s Leader Departs To Mixed Reviews At Fraught Time
“You have to act Jewishly when you’re a Jewish organization, and not all of our organization has done that.”
Why Are Conservative Jews Ignoring Our Own Intermarriage Rate?
Over 70 percent of non-Orthodox Jews intermarry — so why does the Conservative movement take a position on intermarriage so divorced from reality?
Conservative Movement CEO Rabbi Steven Wernick Stepping Down
Rabbi Steven Wernick ran the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism since 2009, and presided over a period of many difficulties.
EXCLUSIVE: Rabbis Who Favor Ban On Intermarriage Challenge Conservative Leaders
“It’s an issue of Jewish law, but it’s also an issue of whether we’re going to be here tomorrow or not.”
First Woman To Lead An American Rabbinical Association Stepping Down
“Conservative Judaism’s founding … lesson is that in order to thrive, our community and its institutions must repeatedly reinvent themselves.”
What Is The Debate Over Intermarriage Really About?
Can a great religious movement really be reduced to a set of behaviors? Isn’t there more to Conservative Judaism, more to Judaism, than Halacha?
After A Teen Tour Turned Into An Abuse Nightmare, Waiting On An Apology
Jimmy Cohen was convicted of molesting teens on a Conservative movement youth program. Participants still haven’t heard from the organization.
Conservative Jewish Cemetery Opens Section for Interfaith Families
The Conservative movement has long grappled with the question of intermarriage.
3 Weddings In New York Synagogue. One Shared Act Of Defiance Against Israel’s Orthodox Rabbinate
Temple Emanu-El, an iconic synagogue in Manhattan, is the site of the latest drama in tensions between American Jews and Israel’s rabbinate.
