The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/reform-judaism/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Reform Judaism | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/reform-judaism/ 32 32 Ambassador to US slams minister’s ‘disgusting’ remark that Reform rabbi marries dogs https://www.timesofisrael.com/ambassador-to-us-slams-ministers-disgusting-remark-that-reform-rabbi-marries-dogs/ Thu, 21 May 2026 18:22:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3828288 Yechiel Leiter's condemnation of May Golan's attack on MK Gilad Kariv comes as over 500 Jewish leaders demand envoy himself apologize for calling J Street a 'cancer' in Jewish community

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]]> New rabbinical school arises in Cincinnati as Hebrew Union College sued over closure https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-rabbinical-school-arises-in-cincinnati-as-hebrew-union-college-sued-over-closure/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:37:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3803233 College for Contemporary Judaism centers around liberal Judaism, commitment to backing Israel, and serving US Jews between the coasts where rabbinical access is limited

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]]> Local and state government trade blame over delays upgrading Western Wall egalitarian plaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/local-and-state-government-trade-blame-over-delays-upgrading-western-wall-egalitarian-plaza/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:25:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3756473 High Court of Justice holds hearing on status of religious right at Jerusalem's holy site for first time in years, demands answers on why 2017 directive by PM not yet implemented

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]]> High Court to hold hearing on Western Wall egalitarian services for first time in years https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-to-hold-hearing-on-western-wall-egalitarian-services-for-first-time-in-years/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:21:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3755921 Liberal Jewish groups seek to ensure full rights for egalitarian prayers despite ultra-Orthodox opposition, long after government nixed compromise on the matter

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]]> After meeting Mamdani, leading NY rabbi says ‘deeply’ worried about next 4 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-meeting-mamdani-leading-ny-rabbi-says-deeply-worried-about-next-4-years/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:31:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3710497 Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch says he was 'pleased' to meet with mayor-elect, but remains concerned about his 'harsh ideological anti-Zionism'

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]]> Marking global centennial, Reform movement aims to build bridges, strengthen Israel ties https://www.timesofisrael.com/marking-global-centennial-reform-movement-aims-to-build-bridges-strengthen-israel-ties/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:02:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3669637 At its biannual conference in Jerusalem, the World Union for Progressive Judaism will repoen its Beit Shmuel headquarters as a cultural center and event space

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]]> New book by Reform rabbi broaches the most indigestible of Jewish questions https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-book-by-reform-rabbi-broaches-the-most-indigestible-of-jewish-questions/ Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:30:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3570460 In 'Living The Letters - An Alphabet of Emerging Jewish Thought,' Israeli scholar Michael Marmur says future of Jewish state, modern Judaism keep him up at night

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]]> ‘The Jews here want to continue’: Likud MK kicks Reform rabbi out of Knesset hearing https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-jews-here-want-to-continue-likud-mk-kicks-reform-rabbi-out-of-knesset-hearing/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:08:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3568518 Labor MK Gilad Kariv states women can wrap tefillin, prompting outrage from Distel Atbaryan, who appears to compare act to giving dog a bar mitzvah

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]]> Rioters storm Ra’anana synagogue during screening of Israeli-Palestinian memorial event https://www.timesofisrael.com/rioters-attack-synagogue-hosting-screening-of-israeli-palestinian-memorial-event/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:20:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3538421 4 police officers and 3 participants injured, 3 right-wing activists arrested after attack on Reform Beit Samueli building; MK Gilad Kariv, a, rabbi, decries 'attempted pogrom'

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]]> Hebrew Union College sells part of LA campus, in Reform flagship’s latest downsizing https://www.timesofisrael.com/hebrew-union-college-sells-part-of-la-campus-in-reform-flagships-latest-downsizing/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:35:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3493108 Sale to neighboring University of Southern California, an academic partner since 1972, follows move to smaller facility in Manhattan and end of rabbinical program in Cincinnati

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]]> More ‘sober’ US Reform movement and Israelis reach new understandings, lead rabbi says https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-sober-us-reform-movement-and-israelis-reach-new-understandings-lead-rabbi-says/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 01:43:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3460567 After Israel trip, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of New York's Stephen Wise Free Synagogue says visit to northern, southern borders helped young US rabbis better grasp Mideast challenges

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]]> Elissa Slotkin sworn into US Senate on Reform women’s Torah commentary https://www.timesofisrael.com/elissa-slotkin-sworn-into-us-senate-on-reform-womens-torah-commentary/ Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:07:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3453280 Newly elected Michigan senator joins 33 other Jewish members of the 119th Congress

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]]> How Israeli Jews face the Simhat Torah holiday, forever marred by Oct. 7 massacre https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-israeli-jews-face-the-simhat-torah-holiday-forever-marred-by-oct-7-massacre/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 05:21:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3402536 Rabbis recommend muted celebrations, less festive meals and new liturgy, on the first anniversary of the Hamas atrocities that also celebrates completing the reading of the Torah

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]]> What Matters Now to Joshua Leifer: The fall of US Jewry and how it can rise again https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-matters-now-to-joshua-leifer-the-fall-of-us-jewry-and-how-it-can-rise-again/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 05:55:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3378457&preview=true&preview_id=3378457 While a product of the Conservative movement, the left-wing journalist argues in a new book that ultra-Orthodoxy offers blueprint for ensuring that American Jewish life can thrive

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]]> LA and Jerusalem rabbis tapped to support German rabbinical schools https://www.timesofisrael.com/la-and-jerusalem-rabbis-tapped-to-support-german-rabbinical-schools/ Sat, 21 Sep 2024 23:55:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3378848 Rabbis Bradley Shavit Artson, Yehodaya Amir set to lead seminaries associated with the University of Potsdam in a move criticized as endangering 'the unity of the Jewish community'

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