The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/reform-movement/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Reform movement | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/reform-movement/ 32 32 Divisive bill barring non-Orthodox practices at Western Wall back on Knesset agenda https://www.timesofisrael.com/divisive-bill-barring-non-orthodox-practices-at-western-wall-back-on-knesset-agenda/ Mon, 11 May 2026 23:23:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3821388 Legislation would give chief rabbis ultimate authority at holiest site for Jewish prayer, could see non-Orthodox worship branded as 'desecration,' carrying 7-year jail term

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]]> Ministerial panel to vote on bill that would bar citizenship for non-Orthodox converts https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministerial-panel-to-vote-on-bill-that-would-bar-citizenship-for-non-orthodox-converts/ Thu, 07 May 2026 11:56:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3818217 Reform movement leader: 'Government slamming door in the faces' of Diaspora Jews amid rising antisemitism; MK Rabbi Kariv: Move would 'collapse the bridge' between Israel and Diaspora

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]]> High Court tells state to advance Western Wall egalitarian plaza upgrade, without further delays https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-tells-state-to-advance-western-wall-egalitarian-plaza-upgrade-without-further-delays/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:24:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3758286 Chief rabbis claim justices overstepped their authority with ruling, while Shas leader Aryeh Deri accuses them of trying to 'desecrate' Western Wall

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]]> Reform movement opposes death penalty for accused killer of Israeli embassy staffers https://www.timesofisrael.com/reform-movement-opposes-death-penalty-for-accused-killer-of-israeli-embassy-staffers/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:28:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3625448 Director of Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism sends letter to US attorney general calling capital punishment 'a stain upon civilization and our religious conscience'

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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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]]> UK’s liberal Jewish streams merge into unified ‘Progressive’ movement https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-liberal-jewish-streams-merge-into-unified-progressive-movement/ Mon, 19 May 2025 14:20:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3552540 Resolving ideological differences, the new movement represents about 30% of the country's affiliated Jews

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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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]]> 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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]]> Hebrew Union College rabbinical school to admit students in interfaith relationships https://www.timesofisrael.com/hebrew-union-college-rabbinical-school-to-admit-students-in-interfaith-relationships/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 07:06:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3315988 Policy change brings seminary in line with norms across Reform movement, where intermarriage is common; students with children must pledge to raise them as Jews

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]]> Supreme Court rules Law of Return applies to widows of Jews’ children and grandkids https://www.timesofisrael.com/supreme-court-rules-law-of-return-applies-to-widows-of-jews-children-and-grandkids/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:11:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3153542 Judges uphold previous decision on matter against stance of Population Authority, which believes law only applies to non-Jewish widows of Jews, not widows of descendants

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]]> Final probe into prominent German Reform rabbi affirms abuse of power allegations https://www.timesofisrael.com/final-probe-into-prominent-german-reform-rabbi-affirms-abuse-of-power-allegations/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:51:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3101935 Investigation centers on actions by Rabbi Walter Homolka and his partner; the pair deny all allegations, including of sexual harassment

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]]> Reform movement to end standalone semester-in-Israel program as enrollment declines https://www.timesofisrael.com/reform-movement-to-end-standalone-semester-in-israel-program-as-enrollment-declines/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 03:45:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3038818 The Union for Reform Judaism’s Heller High program, where high school students spend a semester in Israel, to merge with Alexander Muss High School in Israel

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]]> National Portrait Gallery to display image of 1st ordained US woman rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/national-portrait-gallery-to-display-image-of-1st-ordained-woman-rabbi-in-us/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 01:53:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3038204 Rabbi Sally Priesand will be featured in prestigious Smithsonian Institution, along with prominent 19th century Reform rabbi, Isaac Mayer Wise

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]]> Leading NY rabbi: Israeli government speeding ‘headlong toward abyss’ with overhaul https://www.timesofisrael.com/leading-ny-rabbi-israeli-government-speeding-headlong-toward-abyss-with-overhaul/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 10:46:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2977152&preview=true&preview_id=2977152 Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue says in his 'most painful' sermon: 'Israeli government is tearing society apart, bringing world Jewry along for dangerous ride'

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