Category Archives: Reform Judaism

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

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An UnOrthodox Dip In The Mikveh

From the Jerusalem Post: The Orthodox establishment’s ban on non-Orthodox converts and brides using state-funded mikvaot (ritual baths) is a desecration of God’s name, Rabbi Barry Schlesinger, the newly reelected president of the Masorti (Conservative) Movement’s Rabbinical Assembly in Israel, … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Should Jews Welcome Christian Support For Israel?

By Jan Willem van der Hoeven of the International Christian Zionist Center: It is truly amazing how self-destructive some of the Jewish leaders are in their relationship to those who, as never before, want to stand at Israel’s side at … Continue reading

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