June 2, 2006

In his farewell address, the outgoing chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary delivered a scathing attack on his students for craving “instant gratification” rather than “dense and demanding discourse,” and on his own Conservative movement for too easily permitting “fundamental changes.” Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, who is retiring as chancellor June 30 after 20 years, also […]

With an estimated Jewish population of 4,200, Salt Lake City is not exactly an outpost of Yiddishkeit. Nonetheless, the home of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is expected to become a pillar of the American-Israeli Friendship League as the organization opens its chapter here. “We may have to turn away people because […]