Why Orthodox Rabbi Cherlow wants Israel to be more welcoming to Conservative and Reform Jews

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 11, 2012

Q&A With Rabbi Elliot Dorff

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Published on September 12, 2012

In the age of 140-character tweets and 38-second video clips, the Conservative movement is putting its foot down with a nearly 1,000-page reference tome, “The Observant Life: The Wisdom of Conservative Judaism for Contemporary Jews.”

About Conservative ordination of openly gay rabbis

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 29, 2012

‘Lack of recognition in Israel raises some question about the legitimacy of Reform and Conservative’

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 9, 2012

Conservative and Reform Jews vs. the AVI CHAI Foundation

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on February 29, 2012

Gole to lead Cantor’s Assembly

By Tom Tugend
Published on May 3, 2007

Cantor Joseph Gole of Sinai Temple will be installed as president of the international Cantors Assembly during the organization's convention in Los Angeles, at a time when the profession is facing changes and challenges.

Sex and God

By Rob Eshman
Published on December 7, 2006

Of the three major monotheistic traditions, Judaism has arguably done the most admirable job of micromanaging our lust.That's why Judaism has been more agile than other religions at handling modernity's revolution in sexual mores.

What’s in a Name? Three Viewpoints

By Amy Klein
Published on December 1, 2005

These days, the Conservative movement faces the greatest challenge with its image and, arguably, even its name. But all three major Jewish denominations -- Reform, Conservative and Orthodox -- have common roots. They originated in the Haskala (the Enlightenment) of the mid-18th century.

Ramah’s Policy in Black and White

By Eric J
Published on February 24, 2000

In the latest effort to define its religious boundaries, the Conservative movement has directed its summer camping system to notify parents that prospective campers must be Jewish according to halacha, or Jewish law, to be accepted.

The Valley

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on August 13, 1998

Binyamin Netanyahu's crises never come singly. One, of prime interest to American Jewry, was put on hold this week. Another, which hogged the headlines for Israelis, ended with blood on the saddle.

Ramah’s Happy,

By Beverly Gray
Published on August 14, 1997

During that first weekend, we found nourishmentfor all parts of our Jewish psyches. Religious services weretraditional but encouraged participation: I had my first-ever aliyahthere. The camp's weekend scholar-in-residence gave us grown-upsserious food for thought. The children had their own programs, but weall came together for a wild and wacky Saturday-night carnival and aSunday Maccabiah in which points were awarded for ruach (a favoriteRamah word, meaning "spirit") as well as for athletic skill. And, ofcourse, some lazy hours were reserved for swimming, snoozing andschmoozing. After all this, it was hard to go home.