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Fast Forward In a first for Conservative Judaism, synagogue allows clergy to participate in interfaith weddings
The policy change at Adath Jeshurun Congregation, a large synagogue in suburban Minneapolis, goes against rules set by the Conservative movement
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Fast Forward Conservative flagship’s first woman chancellor, Shuly Rubin Schwartz, to step down in 2026
Schwartz, who has headed the Jewish Theological Seminary since 2020, says she never intended a “lengthy tenure"
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Fast Forward Conservative movement softens support for two-state solution
The World Zionist Congress elections have put liberal denominations on the spot amid the simmering Israel-Hamas war
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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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