Reform and Conservative leaders to Israeli President: We want equal rights
By Uriel Heilman NEW YORK (JTA) – It was all hugs and smiles when Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met Friday with leaders of America’s three…
Religion
My Kids Keep Asking Why We’re Jewish. This Is How I Respond
By Emily Caruso Parnell (Kveller via JTA) — The season of soul-searching is nearly upon us, and my 7-year-old son and I have started having…
Op-Ed: Why Conservative Judaism should accept patrilineal Jews
By Charles Simon NEW YORK (JTA) – There’s a lot to celebrate in the Conservative movement, despite the news about our shrinking numbers. Our rabbis…
For Jewish groups, Syrian refugees are a reminder – not a threat
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – American Jewish organizations don’t see the Syrian refugees as a threat; they see them as a reminder. With rare…
Prof. Francis Landy to give farewell lecture to mark his retirement from University of Alberta: Dec. 2
by Andrew Gow (EJNews ) – Prof. Francis Landy has retired and is teaching the last of his post-retirement classes this Fall term. Prof. Landy…