In the long communal discussion over how to relate to Jews who marry non-Jews, those in the “be welcoming” camp won a major battle this year, thanks in large part to Rabbi Deborah Waxman.
Non-Orthodox rabbinical seminaries are facing enrollment declines, a Forward analysis shows. But non-denominational schools like Hebrew College are bucking the trend.
Reconstructionist Judaism launched a dramatic effort to save the movement through a reorganization of its key institutions. Now, it is suddenly leaderless.
Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz will step down as president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.