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Category Archives: Reform Judaism
Judged About Their Lack Of Jewishness
Non-Orthodox Jews frequently seem concerned that Orthodox Jews are judging them about their lack of Jewishness. On JewishJournal.com, Jason Lipeles writes: "Although he had a long beard, I wasn’t nervous or thinking that maybe he was judging my lack of … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Judaism, Orthodoxy, Reform Judaism
Tagged beard, jewish identity, jewishjournal, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism
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Are Reform/Conservative Judaism A Separate Religion?
Orthodox Rabbi Reuven Spolter writes: In a "Modest Proposal" styled op-ed piece in the Jerusalem Post, Rabbi David Forman finally throws down the gauntlet. After years of trying to gain recognition from the government as legitimate streams of Judaism and … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Judaism, Israel, Orthodoxy, Reform Judaism
Tagged american judaism, Conservative Judaism, conservative movements, liturgical traditions, orthodox rabbi, Reform Judaism
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Candye Kane Converts To Judaism
I was acquainted with Candye Kane and her body of work in my previous life. I saw her play the piano with her breasts at the World Pornography Conference in 1998. She was one tough act to follow. She too … Continue reading
Posted in Pornography, Prostitution, Reform Judaism
Tagged candye kane, lord was a woman, mormon family, san diego union tribune, tikkun olam, world pornography conference
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Economy Drives Shul Merges
There’s no longer a significant difference between Reform and Conservative Judaism so why not merge these two movements as well? Attorney Anita Susan Brenner writes: This week, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, the leader of the Union for Reform Judaism, suggested that … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism, Synagogue
Tagged Conservative Judaism, palm springs california, reform synagogues, temple isaiah, union for reform judaism, yiddish speakers
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German Rabbinic School About To Close
Report: Potsdam, Germany – The global financial firestorm unleashed by the meltdown in America’s risky mortgage business is starting to sweep through aspects of life which might have seemed immune to a shakeout in shares and the banking system. But … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Reform Judaism
Tagged abraham geiger, deutsche presse agentur, market turmoil, potsdam germany, rabbinic school, university of potsdam
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A Reform Alternative To Aish HaTorah
From the Jewish Chronicle of London: The Reform movement is about to take the first step to launch an alternative to Aish, the Orthodox outreach organisation for young adults. A residential weekend next month will be the inaugural event by … Continue reading
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Tagged Aish HaTorah, jewish adults, mark goldsmith, north western reform synagogue, reform rabbis, residential weekend
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Rabbi Stephen Wise ‘failed miserably’ during Shoah, HUC president claims
From the Jerusalem Post: Rabbi Stephen Wise, the most prominent US Jewish leader during World War II, failed miserably in his response to the Holocaust, according to the president of Reform Judaism’s Hebrew Union College in Manhattan. Rabbi David Ellenson … Continue reading
Posted in Reform Judaism
Tagged american jewish leaders, ev jabotinsky, fordham university law school, hebrew union college, president franklin d roosevelt, rabbi david ellenson
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Gay Shul Blesses Anonymous Sex
Why do the homos & Reform Jews get to have all the fun? Brad A. Greenberg writes: Oh my. JTA has a shocking feature about a new blessing a gay synagogue in San Francisco has developed for anonymous sex: Among … Continue reading
Posted in Homosexuality, Reform Judaism
Tagged father jacob, gay shul, gay synagogue, reform jews, shocking feature, wrestling with the angel
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Jack Wertheimer Is Back
Rabbi Eytan Kobre writes for Cross-Currents: …JTS’s Jack Wertheimer is back on the attack against the non-Orthodox, this time with What Does Reform Judaism Stand For? in this month’s Commentary. Something must be done about that man, if only by … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism
Tagged incisive pieces, jack wertheimer, jewish observances, jews for jesus, reform jew, society for humanistic judaism
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