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Reform Judaism

The campus of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 21, 2019. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)
Posted inU.S.

A rabbinical school turf war brews in Ohio over Hebrew Union College’s assets

by Andrew Lapin May 29, 2026May 29, 2026

(JTA) — Days after Hebrew Union College graduated its final rabbinical class in Cincinnati, a new Jewish seminary has its eyes on the school’s campus — and wants the state […]

Temple Beth-El in Great Neck, N.Y. (Courtesy of Temple Beth-El)
Posted inFirst Person

A pioneering Reform synagogue makes way for a booming Iranian Jewish community

Lauren Hakimi by Lauren Hakimi April 20, 2026April 20, 2026
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, who is also a cantor, performs "Over the Rainbow" at the end of her Dec. 3 event at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. (Courtesy JCCSF/Justin Halgren)
Posted inIdeas

In S.F., first Asian American rabbi describes how she found her ‘truest home’

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi December 4, 2025December 5, 2025
Vigil for victims of Capital Jewish Museum shooting
Posted inU.S.

Reform movement urges against death penalty for alleged Capital Jewish Museum shooter

by Grace Gilson August 21, 2025August 21, 2025
A 2017 event in Jerusalem commemorating the 120th anniversary of the first World Zionist Congress. (Wikimedia)
Posted inU.S.

Conservative movement softens support for two-state solution

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld April 8, 2025April 10, 2025
Rabbi Dan Goldblatt
Posted inBay Area

Danville’s Beth Chaim opts for Reform after 45 unaffiliated years

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss August 18, 2023August 24, 2023
From a photo of Rabbi Sally Priesand by Joan Roth that will soon be on display at the National Portrait Gallery.
Posted inArt

National Portrait Gallery to display portrait of Sally Priesand, first ordained woman rabbi in American history

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg June 22, 2023
The S.H. and Helen R. Scheuer Chapel on the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Photo/JTA-Ady Manory)
Posted inUncategorized, Opinion

Want more Reform rabbis? Stop turning away Jews in interfaith relationships

Edmund Case by Edmund Case and Forward March 30, 2022March 30, 2022
The campus of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 21, 2019. HUC's board of directors is considering a new proposal to stop admitting rabbinical students to its Cincinnati campus. (Photo/JTA-Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)
Posted inNews

Hebrew Union College could shutter Cincinnati seminary where it has trained Reform rabbis for 147 years

by Andrew Lapin and JTA March 21, 2022March 21, 2022
The Kutz staff is shown in 1977. (Photo/courtesy of Kutz Camp)
Posted inU.S.

Reform movement’s longtime youth director named in landmark report on sexual misconduct in youth programs

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA February 17, 2022

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