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Reform rabbis install first openly gay president, Denise Eger
Jewish Journal
March 16, 2015
The Central Conference of American Rabbis, the rabbinical arm of the Reform movement, installed its first openly gay president, Rabbi Denise Eger.\n
Rabbi Denise Eger seeks to open doors wider to all Jews
Tess Cutler
March 4, 2015
What does God require of you? Only to do justice, to love compassion and walk humbly with your God.
Moving and shaking: Moving and shaking: Jewish Journal honored, Jewish Federation event
Ryan Torok
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
Jewish Journal
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
Jewish Journal
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
Abby Cohn
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.\”
Mixed Reviews
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
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.
Taking the Middle Road
Julie Wiener
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.
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