Reform Movement

Reform movement files complaint after violent protest at Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day event

The local Likud party branch in Ra'anana organized a demonstration against the Remembrance Day event.

 Palestinians and Israelis attend a joint ceremony for families of Israeli and Palestinian victims on Israeli Remembrance Day, organized by "Combatants for Peace" and the "Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace" in Tel Aviv on April 24, 2023.
 MIKE HUCKABEE speaks during a ceremony marking the construction of a new housing complex in Efrat, in 2018.

The World Zionist Congress and the Christian bogeyman - opinion

 Naot owners Steve and Susan Lax, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Senior Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, Naot CEO Moshe Marie.

Rabbi Hirsch: Reform movement wants to be present in rebuilding of Israel

US Vice President Kamala Harris (R) participates in a ceremonial swearing-in with Sen. Elissa Slotkin, as her father Curt holds a Jewish text at the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 3, 2025.

Elissa Slotkin sworn into Senate on Reform movement women’s Torah commentary


Over 5,000 Reform Jews call on Trump to 'lead with integrity and compassion' 

Signees said, they urged an end to the repeated "demeaning of women, the use of hateful language against those who hold different views, and the persistent coarsening of our political culture."

Reform Jews in a prayer service for Israel at a Los Gatos CA temple.

Jewish Reform leader expresses disappointment in society since October 7

Reflecting on the solidarity his community expressed following the October attacks, Jacobs noted, "People who once saw Israel as distant now feel a personal connection."

 Rabbi Rick Jacobs at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

Meet Taiwan’s ‘hassidishe progressive’ rabbi from Kentucky

'Connecting people to Yiddishkeit is the best part of my job, followed by spreading awareness about Israel'.

 THE COUPLE in indigenous attire.

Open letter: Reform Jewish leader Rick Jacobs must resign amid 'rapid decline'

"It is time for Rabbi Rick Jacobs to step down for a new generation of leadership to bring the Reform Movement into its next era of growth and impact," said the open letter.

 Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism poses for a picture at the First Station Complex in Jerusalem on June 27, 2018.

Union for Reform Judaism pledges to divest millions from fossil fuel industry

A spokesperson for the Union for Reform Judaism said that up to 9% of the organization’s financial portfolio is currently invested in the fossil fuel industry.

 Rabbi Jennie Rosenn blows the shofar at the "Jewish Climate Action, Hear The Call Senator Schumer" event in New York City on September 12, 2021.

When Hamas attacked on October 7, three female rabbis responded

Three leaders, three communities, three stories of resilience: How three female Reform rabbis acted on October 7.

 Rabbi Yael Vurgan

American synagogue debuts vending machine with 'everyday Jewish' items

The synagogue's rabbi led this fusion of technology and Jewish culture in the hopes of promoting small yet accessible Jewish rituals within the community.

A vending machine that sells protective masks is seen in a shopping centre, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ilford, London, Britain July 29, 2020.

Reform Judaism has historic opportunity to connect with Israel - comment

Let’s go on this exciting and historic new Jewish journey together. We have no other option.

 Solidarity rally with Israel on the National Mall in Washington, US.

Remembering David Ellenson, a Reform rabbi and Religious Zionist - opinion

The Reform world and the entire Jewish world are robbed ideologically because our friend, teacher, mentor, trailblazer, Rabbi David Ellenson, won’t be with us to make the old-new paradigms we need.

 RABBI DAVID ELLENSON understood how central Israel is to modern Jewish identity, says the writer.

This moment is showing the vitality and strength of the Jewish people's diversity - opinion

Our history is a poignant testament to the power of solidarity; it is the fortress that has protected our values, culture, and very existence throughout millennia of challenges.

 Jonathan Oswaks, a friend of victim Paul Kessler and witness to the deadly assault on November 5, speaks to the media at the scene in Thousand Oaks, California, several days later.

Over 1,000 American rabbis from diverse backgrounds join forces to support Israel

"We hope and pray that the vision of the Hebrew prophets shall come to pass, that 'all shall sit under their vine and fig tree, and none shall make them afraid.'"

 Hundreds of people pray at the Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue in Porto on Yom Kippur (The photograph was taken from a surveillance camera).