The president of the Union for Reform Judaism, which represents some two million Jews in North America, makes an onsite tour of Israel to be able to report back and shore up support
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Institution will merge into the Reform Rodeph Sholom school as average class size shrinks to 7 students

Court gives government 21 days to respond regarding lack of action over Shlomo Amar's comments disparaging Reform Jews, LGBTQ community, Women of the Wall

Ruling nonetheless reaffirms that attendants at holy site may enforce rules preventing women from using scripture in 'unauthorized ways' once they enter complex

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue says in his 'most painful' sermon: 'Israeli government is tearing society apart, bringing world Jewry along for dangerous ride'

Some US Jewish religious leaders address hardline Netanyahu coalition from the pulpit, while others are more reticent, as Jerusalem's new policies force a reckoning

In his new book, Danny Schiff urges a return to the religion's roots, shifting focus from synagogue attendance to being a moral beacon in an age of wild technological advancement

Channel 14 ordered to pay $46,000 to Reform, Conservative groups over refusal to give airtime to their voices, which violated the terms of its license as a Jewish tradition network

Maximum-impact giving to save lives in the developing world has caught on among Reform Jews in particular, but the scandal involving one high-profile supporter is tainting optics

Rabbi Rick Jacobs says 'unimaginable' that Otzma Yehudit leader, Bezalel Smotrich of Religious Zionsim will be 'face of modern Israel,' warns Washington officials may not meet them