Reform Judaism

Barriers broken, female rabbis look to broader influence

A recent event near Boston marked the first time that the first female rabbis in four major American Jewish religious denominations — Reform, Modern Orthodox, Conservative and Reconstructionist — had ever appeared together.

D.C. Jews commemorate 21-year Soviet Jewry vigil

Washington-area Jews commemorated the launch 40 years ago of a vigil for Soviet Jewry.

Ideas

Movements should come together

To the Editor: Re the Reform movement’s self-assessment: Reform and Conservative Judaism ultimately should band together. They should deal with the fact that an increasing number of Jews no longer believe in the words of the liturgy, which posit a supernatural God. The new emphasis should be both on revising the prayerbooks and promoting the […]

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