A recent vote found overwhelming halachic support for medical marijuana—and narrower, qualified support for recreational use
The lines within and between denominations are shifting, blurring, and being crossed more frequently
If you oppose moving the embassy to the holy city to avoid offending the world, and oppose Jews praying on Temple Mount to avoid offending the Palestinians, you may also want to consider the feelings of Orthodox Jews
American Jews deserve better leaders who share their priorities and their sensibilities
The newly released Siddur Lev Shalem offers new avenues to an ancient ritual
A Conservative rabbi takes the plunge
Conservative movement leader was known for synagogue innovation
What Adam Bellow and other conservatives get wrong about the political leanings of creators of imaginative fiction
Passes in a landslide
The 1960s radical decades ago switched his politics, fleeing the New Left to become a conservative provocateur. Then the right wing left him behind.
The major movements of American Judaism require congregations to follow their rules when hiring clergy. A Duke law professor, a leader at his synagogue, says the restrictions create an illegal monopoly.
Plus Shabbat locks that don’t require enough work, and more
From conversion to ‘openness’
Plus Saban v. Stone, Amar’e’s grandma, and more
The limits of a cross-denominational partnership aimed at helping Jewish educators
JTS head lays out more ecumenical future
Trouble JTS, preparing for Valentine’s Day, and more
Amid financial shortfalls and a Conservative crisis, the Jewish Theological Seminary will shutter its cantorial school
