The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/steven-wernick/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:22:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Steven Wernick | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/steven-wernick/ 32 32 Adam Sandler spends 6 weeks at Toronto shul shooting bat mitzvah film https://www.timesofisrael.com/adam-sandler-spends-6-weeks-at-toronto-shul-shooting-bat-mitzvah-film/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:08:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2820858 Sandler, Idina Menzel and SNL actor Sarah Sherman get friendly with the rabbis, Beth Tzedec's Steven Wernick and Robyn Fryer Bodzin

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]]> Cash-strapped US Conservative Judaism movement laying off staff https://www.timesofisrael.com/cash-strapped-conservative-movement-laying-off-staff/ Fri, 03 May 2019 07:15:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2068429 Cutbacks at movement’s umbrella organization said to be part of a long-term plan for financial rehabilitation

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]]> Rabbi’s arrest signals Israel ‘no longer for all Jews’ — US Conservative leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbis-arrest-evokes-impression-of-religious-police-us-jewish-leader-fumes/ Sat, 21 Jul 2018 05:31:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1893388 Steven Wernick says 'infuriating' detention of Dov Haiyun for performing weddings outside Rabbinate 'gives the impression of a religious police'

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]]> Israel’s detention of Conservative rabbi castigated by mainstream US Jewry https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jews-fume-after-arrest-of-conservative-rabbi-over-weddings/ Thu, 19 Jul 2018 23:57:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1892846&preview=true&preview_id=1892846 Umbrella group of Conservative rabbis calls pre-dawn move to question Dov Haiyun over weddings 'outrageous,' federations protest Israel's lack of commitment to non-Orthodox streams

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]]> Palestinians must make peace or shut up, Saudi crown prince said to tell US Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-must-make-peace-or-shut-up-saudi-crown-prince-said-to-tell-us-jews/ Sun, 29 Apr 2018 18:06:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1839861&preview=true&preview_id=1839861 Israel's Channel 10 news: In meeting last month in New York, Mohammed bin Salman castigated Abbas and predecessors for spurning opportunities for 40 years

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]]> Saudi crown prince meets with rabbis in New York https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-crown-prince-meets-with-rabbis-in-new-york/ Thu, 29 Mar 2018 17:26:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1820455 Mohammed bin Salman talks to Catholic, Jewish leaders in interfaith dialogue meant to demonstrate 'common bond among all people'

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]]> Conservative youth group cuts ties with ex-head accused of sexual misconduct https://www.timesofisrael.com/conservative-youth-group-cuts-ties-with-ex-head-accused-of-sexual-misconduct/ Mon, 18 Dec 2017 21:40:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1753739 Jules Gutin denies allegations, which the CEO of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism says 'were wide ranging and all inappropriate'

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]]> US Conservative movement launches hotline for reporting sexual impropriety https://www.timesofisrael.com/conservative-movement-launches-hotline-for-reporting-sexual-impropriety/ Tue, 28 Nov 2017 01:03:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1738585 Move comes in response to allegation by former member of its youth movement that he was molested by a senior staff member in the 1980s

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]]> MKs, Diaspora leaders quarrel in Knesset meeting on Western Wall deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/mks-diaspora-leaders-quarrel-in-knesset-meeting-on-western-wall-deal/ Wed, 01 Nov 2017 18:27:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1722384 Justifying objections to a pluralistic prayer space, Shas MK Malchieli says there are certain places that 'you don't enter with dogs'

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]]> Israel insists it won’t fully implement Western Wall egalitarian prayer deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-insists-it-wont-fully-implement-western-wall-egalitarian-prayer-deal/ Mon, 30 Oct 2017 16:05:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1720616 Addressing Jewish Agency at pluralistic prayer platform, Tzachi Hanegbi vows to improve the site's appearance but rejects Diaspora Jewry's key demands

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]]> 600 Conservative rabbis, leaders demand Netanyahu honor Western Wall deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/600-conservative-rabbis-leaders-demand-netanyahu-honor-western-wall-deal/ Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:10:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1691736 In letter to PM, denomination heads call on Israel 'to embrace Jewish pluralism,' end Orthodox rabbinate's monopoly on religious issues

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]]> 140 Jewish leaders vow to help US reach Paris climate accord goals https://www.timesofisrael.com/140-jewish-leaders-vow-to-help-us-reach-paris-climate-accord-goals/ Fri, 07 Jul 2017 20:38:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1654333 Open letter calls on 'organized and powerful American Jewish community' to respond to climate crisis

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]]> ‘Betrayed’ by freeze, Conservative head vows fight for Western Wall deal he never sought https://www.timesofisrael.com/betrayed-by-freeze-conservative-head-vows-fight-for-western-wall-deal-he-never-sought/ Thu, 06 Jul 2017 10:05:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1652591 Rabbi Steven Wernick says Netanyahu recruited progressive Jews to find a compromise for the holy site; now that the PM has reneged, world Jewry won't be silent

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]]> US liberal Jews decry ‘slap in the face’ from Netanyahu on Western Wall prayer https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberal-jews-decry-slap-in-the-face-from-netanyahu-on-western-wall-prayer/ Sun, 25 Jun 2017 18:29:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1646675 Conservative and Reform leaders may not be surprised by the latest development - years of experience have taught them better - but the sense of betrayal is powerful, and they're determined to fight

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]]> Conservative movement proposes allowing non-Jews as synagogue members https://www.timesofisrael.com/conservative-movement-proposes-allowing-non-jews-as-synagogue-members/ Fri, 27 Jan 2017 22:24:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1549659 Congregations to vote in March on measure aimed to address issue of rising number of interfaith families

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