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- “May the memories of Boris and Sofia Gurman be a blessing. And may Ahmed al Ahmad heal fully, knowing that Jewish history will remember his name with gratitude”
- "Violence began after inspector issuing parking ticket was attacked by two young men, apparently draft-dodgers, who threatened to ‘slaughter’ him; Rioters also attack bus with soldiers"
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- 6 European countries join forces to do business with Iran (and throw Israel under the bus)
- "Those experiences gave Thomas the fortitude to do something truly courageous: risk her friendships, face her misconceptions, and change her mind"
- "President Joe Biden's Iran policy was conceived and is being implemented by the same people who negotiated the JCPOA under Obama, who argued in favor of empowering Iran"
Tag Archives: Conservative Movement
“Driving on Shabbat, eating out, gay marriage and more: For more than half a century, the Conservative movement has been…just a movement that can’t say no”
FORWARD The Conservative Movement Will Inevitably Cave On Intermarriage by Daniel Gordis June 21, 2017 …No less saddening, though, was the fact that glaringly missing from Schonfeld’s column is any mention of the next dramatic change that obviously lies just … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Jews, Conservative Movement, Daniel Gordis, Intermarriage, Rabbi Julie Schonfeld
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Moving Beyond the Crisis: Efforts to rebrand the Conservative Movement
JEWISH JOURNAL Amid identity crisis, Conservative Jews pay for rebranding by Uriel Heilman November 20, 2015 Conservative Judaism is at a crossroads. The movement is committed to Jewish tradition, but it’s seeing a growing number of its young people walk out … Continue reading
United Synagogue Youth Eases Rule on Dating Non-Jews
JEWISH DAILY FORWARD by Uriel Heilman December 23, 2014 United Synagogue Youth voted to relax its rules barring teenage board members from dating non-Jews. The amendment was adopted Monday in Atlanta at the annual international convention of the Conservative movement’s youth … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Jews, Conservative Movement, Pew Research Center, Sabbath, Shabbat, United Synagogue Youth, USY
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DC Rabbi Gil Steinlauf Wins Support From Conservatives After Coming Out
THE FORWARD by Anthony Weiss October 13, 2014 Sea Change Toward Accepting LGBT People in Movement Gil Steinlauf, a nationally prominent Conservative rabbi, made headlines this month when he announced to his large Washington, D.C., synagogue that he is gay, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adas Israel Congregation, Conservative Movement, gay, LGBT, rabbi, Rabbi Gil Steinlauf
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