HUC building sale reflects Reform movement’s contraction but not its decline, scholars say “The era when the Reform movement was the largest, wealthiest and most self-confident denomination has come to an end,” Jonathan Sarna, professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University, told JNS. Vita Fellig Feb. 12, 2025
Slotkin sworn in on women’s commentary on Torah published by Reform Movement Some 40 relatives joined the Jewish Democrat at the ceremony, where she was sworn in as a Michigan senator. David Swindle Jan. 6, 2025
Efforts underway to launch new seminary for Reform movement in Cincinnati “It’s not a challenge. It’s a crisis,” Micah Greenstein, senior rabbi at Temple Israel in Memphis, Tenn., said of the struggle to replace retiring rabbis. June 5, 2024
Reform Judaism event probes post-Oct. 7 course corrections “We have a challenge identifying what exactly we did wrong, so that we can identify what we can do right with the future generations,” said Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. Mike Wagenheim June 3, 2024
Reform movement takes time to re-evaluate goals amid ‘inflection points’ More than 300 Jewish leaders gathered for a conference to address the movement’s growing distance from Israel, social-justice work and a re-emphasis on Jewish education. Mike Wagenheim June 19, 2023
Jewish leaders fear Israel’s new government could downgrade non-Orthodox conversions Some on the right have set their sights on increasing the stringency of conversions for the purposes of immigration, which could undo a Supreme Court ruling. Hanan Greenwood Nov. 15, 2022
Abraham the Zionist Genesis makes it clear that Zionism is central to Abraham’s new religious mission. Chaim Steinmetz Nov. 6, 2022
Reform movement to end rabbinical training program in Cincinnati The movement will continue to train rabbis at its campuses in New York and Los Angeles. April 13, 2022
Haredim livid as Bennett meets Reform, Conservative leaders Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Rabbi Rick Jacobs and Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal discussed kickstarting the framework agreement for egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall. Hanan Greenwood and Yehuda Shlezinger March 1, 2022
