American rabbis

Reconstructionist leader steps down after 13 years leading movement through interfaith, Israel tensions

Rabbi Deborah Waxman, CEO of Reconstructing Judaism, said she is leaving to make way for the “next generation” of leaders.

Ideas

Bishop Mariann Budde angered Donald Trump with her inauguration sermon. Rabbis like me should have such courage.

The clergy’s job is to challenge, to ruffle and to advocate for basic humanity, writes the founder and director of a center for progressive Jewish text study

347 Reform, Conservative and Orthodox rabbis sign letter that slams Bernie Sanders and supports AIPAC

The Reform, Conservative and Orthodox pulpit rabbis called out Sanders’ comment “accusing AIPAC of fostering bigotry.”

United States

Over 1,400 Jewish clergy sign letter supporting asylum seekers

Culture

Jerusalem rabbi to ordain gay rabbinical student denied by US seminary

United States

Liberal Orthodox yeshiva says it will not ordain gay student

United States

Synagogue merger stalls after a rabbi is accused of sexual misconduct

Israel

Hundreds of US rabbis sign letter against Israel’s migrant deportation plan

Watch

Rabbis at influential NY synagogue to officiate at intermarriages

Politics

80% of Reform rabbis are Democrats. That’s higher than any other clergy.

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