Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Reform Judaism, a major liberal Jewish denomination.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Reform Judaism, a major liberal Jewish denomination.
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Breaking News Ultra-Orthodox Man Burns Reform Prayer Book at Western Wall
A haredi Orthodox man burned a Reform prayer book while protesting a women’s prayer service at the Western Wall. The man, Itamar Gadassi, set the book on fire during the monthly service Wednesday of Women of the Wall, which meets at the wall’s women’s section. Protesters regularly shout epithets at the group and have thrown…
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Breaking News Reform Jewish Leaders at Interfaith Rally Call For Tighter Gun Rules
WASHINGTON — Reform movement officials joined a protest rally calling on gun manufacturers to increase safeguards that would keep guns out of the hands of criminals. The event, organized by the Do Not Stand Idly By gun safety campaign, drew faith leaders to the protest Tuesday in front of a store, Realco Guns, in a…
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Opinion How Eugene Borowitz Reached My Heart With Inspiring Imperatives of Jewish Thought
(JTA) — In Ethics of the Fathers, the rabbis teach that we must grant respect and honor to an individual who teaches us even the smallest bit of knowledge. For those of us who were the students of Rabbi Eugene Borowitz, who died last week at the age of 91, the obligation is increased a…
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Breaking News Rabbi Eugene Borowitz, ‘Larger-Than-Life’ Reform Leader and Teacher, Dies at 91
Rabbi Eugene Borowitz, a philosopher, teacher and towering figure in Reform Judaism, has died at 91. Borowitz passed away Friday morning at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, according to Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the president of the Union for Reform Judaism. “He was a larger-than-life figure in postwar Judaism,” Jacobs said. “His impact on generations of…
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Breaking News Reform Joins Push Against Israel NGO-Funding Bill
The Reform movement opposes a proposed Israeli law that would require NGOs to prominently state whether they get most of their funding from other governments. The statement Tuesday by the Union for Reform Judaism brings to three the major centrist U.S. Jewish groups opposing the bill approved last week by Israel’s Cabinet and initiated by…
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Life The Israeli Men Who Return to Religion Due to Their Filipino Partners
Using the special Yemenite chant he learned decades ago as a young boy, Moshe Hizmi recites the Haftara portion that follows the weekly Torah reading, as a hush falls over the congregation. But the scene playing out on the podium this Shabbat at Beit Daniel, Israel’s flagship Reform congregation, is different from anything he remembers…
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Opinion Does a Catholic Mom With a Rabbi Daughter Get a Christmas Tree?
We all know that the Christmas tree can become one of the biggest points of contention in intermarried families. It can cause hard feelings, arguments and problems with the kids. In my family, we have navigated this fairly well — until this year, when I have taken it upon myself to ponder whether a fragrant…
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Breaking News Top Reform Groups Renew Call for Football’s Redskins to Change Name
Two top Reform movement groups reiterated their call on the NFL’s Washington Redskins to change the team’s name and logo. “’Redskin’ is a racial slur that references the deplorable treatment of American Indians that has been a significant part of this country’s history,” Rabbi Jonah Pesner, who heads Reform’s Religious Action Center, said in a…
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