Reform
A conversation with Rabbi Rick Jacobs about the future of the Reform movement
“The language of shrinkage, that’s not the language to describe the reality of Jewish life today. Change is the language. Adapting is the language.”
Now that Conservative Judaism is O.K. with livestreaming, how is it different from Reform?
The big issue that still divides the movements is interfaith marriage.
Reform leader: merging national organization with others ‘a very real possibility’
“The question is not so much will there be a URJ but what is its new purpose and how big does it need to be to achieve its goals?”
Reform movement cuts staff by 20%, citing existential threat
“The long-term viability of the URJ is at risk if we do not reduce personnel costs further.”
He made the call to cancel summer camp for 10,000 kids. Here’s what he has to say.
“It’s hard for me to look at my kids without choking up,” said the Union for Reform Judaism’s director of summer camp experiences.
Reform Movement Spurns Iconic Israeli Charity To Protest West Bank Land Buys
URJ president Rabbi Rick Jacobs said KKL-JNF “deceived” leaders by hiding West Bank land purchases in Hebron and Jericho.
Liberal Rabbis Join Trump’s High Holiday Call After 2-Year Absence
“The overall sense was, regardless of how people feel about the president, that respect should be shown for the office of the president.”
Small Hawaiian Island Gets First Reform Rabbi
Rob Kvidt will be the first to take on this role. A member for 16 years, he was ordained just a few months ago, in June.
Daughter Of Prominent Reform Rabbis Killed When Truck Hit Her Bicycle
Devra Freelander, 28, was an award-winning video and sculpture artist whose work was on display recently in Times Square.
Al Sharpton Gives Controversial Talk To Reform Jews, Admits To ‘Cheap’ Rhetoric
The Jewish movement’s invitation to the civil rights activist earned sharp rebukes from Chabad, who accused him of inciting anti-Semitic riots.