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Tag Archives: Reform
“Judges say converts through non-Orthodox denominations in Israel must be considered Jews for citizenship purposes; chief rabbis fume”
JERUSALEM POST Court rules: Recognize Reform, Conservative conversions done in Israel for citizenship by Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jeremy Sharon March 1, 2021 An expanded nine justice panel of the High Court of Justice ruled on Monday to recognize conversions by … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Conservative, Conversion, Reform
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65% of Israelis favor dissolution of Chief Rabbinate, increasingly a Jewish Vatican
ISRAEL HAYOM Israeli Chief Rabbinate seeks to emulate role of the Vatican by Isi Leibler January 14, 2016 The tensions created by the ultra-Orthodox Chief Rabbinate within Israeli society have extended to the Diaspora and are now undermining relations with … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Chief Rabbinate, Diaspora, Education Minister Naftali Bennett, Isi Leibler, Orthodox, Reform
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Reform Jews welcome transgendered
THE ATLANTIC Reform Jews: Transgender People Are Welcome Here by Emma Green November 5, 2015 Reform Jews are not the first religious group to take a welcoming stance towards transgender people, but so far, their approach may be the most … Continue reading
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Tagged LGBT, Reform, Transgender, Union for Reform Judaism, URJ
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Presidents Conference rejects J Street’s membership bid
JTA April 30, 2014 WASHINGTON (JTA) — J Street failed to gain admission to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. The vote of conference members Wednesday was 17 in favor, 22 against and three abstentions, according to … Continue reading
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Tagged ADL, Conservative, J Street, Presidents Conference, Reform
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