Moving and shaking

By Ryan Torok
Published on March 6, 2013

The Reform leadership organization Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) honored 33 CCAR rabbis who have performed 50 years of service in the rabbinate.

New Reform wedding edition confronts same-sex ceremonies

Published on August 16, 2012

A new edition of a user-friendly guide to making a modern Jewish wedding has changed its approach to same-sex weddings.

More Reform rabbis performing interfaith weddings

Published on July 3, 2012

Danny Richter and his fiancée, Lauren Perkins, have never been to a Jewish wedding, yet this fall, the interfaith couple is planning to be married in a Jewish wedding ceremony.

First Woman Heads Reform Conference

By Abby Cohn
Published on April 3, 2003

Rabbi Janet Marder has a surprising confession for someone who is making history as the first woman president of the Reform movement's 1,800-member Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR).

She's seriously shy.

"I had years of stage fright before I had to stand up in a crowd," said Marder, senior rabbi at Reform Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills, near San Jose. "I still get pretty nervous."

Taking the Middle Road

By Julie Wiener
Published on June 3, 1999

The two-page statement, which seeks to spell out just exactly what Reform Judaism is about, was discussed for close to two years, underwent six drafts, garnered more than 30 amendments and sparked heated debate among Reform rabbis and their congregants.

Mixed Reviews

By Julie G Fax
Published on June 3, 1999

Los Angeles' Reform rabbis returned to their pulpits from last week's Central Conference of American Rabbis convention in Pittsburgh, some of them delighted with the Statement of Principles, some of them disappointed, but all of them primed to revisit the definition of their ever-reforming movement.