Reform Judaism

This is the Forward’s coverage of Reform Judaism, a major liberal Jewish denomination.

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Yoffie on Shabbat, Muslim-Jewish Dialogue, Health Care and Israel

Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, had an ambitious agenda for his synagogue movement’s biennial meeting. In his speech to the gathering, he urged a renewed commitment to Shabbat observance among Reform Jews, called for a deepening of dialogue with North American Muslims, pushed universal health care and issued an impassioned…

By Daniel Treiman Dec 18, 2007 | < 1 min read
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Bar Mitzvah Smackdown: Chabad vs. Reform

Are Chabad bar mitzvahs a joke? Are Reform bar mitzvahs “institutional extortion”? The JTA’s Ami Eden has the blow-by-blow on the debate over which movement does a better bar mitzvah.

By Daniel Treiman Nov 2, 2007 | < 1 min read
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Avi Shafran Likes the New Reform Prayerbook — Sort of

Rabbi Avi Shafran — spokesman for the ultra-Orthodox Agudath Israel of America — seems genuinely excited about the Reform movement’s new prayerbook. To be sure, the Reform Siddur “Mishkan T’filah” is pretty far from what Shafran would consider an ideal prayerbook, but he’s pretty pleased by its steps toward tradition — particularly its inclusion of…

By Daniel Treiman Oct 31, 2007 | 2 min read
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Kippot, Tzitzit, Tefillin, Shuckling — Who Do These Reform Teens Think They Are?

Debra Nussbaum Cohen (one of my favorite religion reporters) has a fascinating article in the latest issue of The New York Jewish Week about young Reform Jews turning toward tradition. Reporting from the Reform movement’s Kutz Camp in Warwick, N.Y., she writes: In addition to demanding more traditional prayer, a small but growing number of…

By Daniel Treiman Aug 9, 2007 | 4 min read
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How a Jewish co-housing community created by the Reform movement transformed the lives of California college students

By Josh Richman Oct 28, 2005 | 5 min read

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Reform Judaism

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Yoffie on Shabbat, Muslim-Jewish Dialogue, Health Care and Israel

Bar Mitzvah Smackdown: Chabad vs. Reform

Avi Shafran Likes the New Reform Prayerbook — Sort of

Kippot, Tzitzit, Tefillin, Shuckling — Who Do These Reform Teens Think They Are?

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