Reform Movement

Andrea Weiss, trailblazing Reform rabbi who merged scholarship and activism, dies at 60

Weiss died on Tuesday, surrounded by family at her home in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, following a year-long battle with cancer. She was 60.

A photo of Andrea Weiss, former provost of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
 A FAMILY prays at the section of the Kotel designated for non-Orthodox worship.

High Court grills state, Jerusalem over years-long holdup at egalitarian Western Wall Plaza

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli meets with US Reform rabbis in an effort to strengthen ties between Israel and American Jewry in early January 2026.

Diaspora Ministry pairs with US liberal synagogue rabbinical fellowship to strengthen Israel ties

Hebrew Union College celebrated the academic achievements of students in its Israel programs during the Ordination and Academic Graduation at the Taube Family Campus.

Hebrew Union College ordains six new rabbis in Jerusalem, bolstering Israeli reform movement


Jews are right to be alarmed about Zohran Mamdani - opinion

While I will not tell people who I think they should vote for, I will continue to examine, through a Jewish lens, issues of concern I hope my congregants will consider when they vote.

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx on Friday. The writer asks: Does Mamdani still not understand that anti-Israel rhetoric has generated a sharp spike in antisemitic violence?

Reform Judaism and Zionism: The danger of misrepresentation - opinion

With the rise of anti-Jewish hatred and violence, the diverse spectrum of Jewish denominations must join together in solidarity.

THE WRITER leads a service at her synagogue, East End Temple.

Jewish Agency slams Likud MK for comments against Reform Judaism

"We firmly reject any such disgraceful attack on a distinguished branch of Judaism and its representatives," said Mark Wilf and Doron Almog.

 MK Galit Distal-Atbaryan arrives to a Likud party meeting at the Knesset. December 3, 2023.

'Remove the reformist': Likud MK hints in debate that Reform Jews are not really Jewish

“As long as I am leading the committee for Bible studies in schools, I will personally prevent the takeover of the education system by reformist organizations," said Distal Atbaryan.

 MK Gilad Kariv leads an Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on March 11, 2025.

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.

The World Zionist Congress and the Christian bogeyman - opinion

The active participation of Bible-believing gentiles in the Zionist project is not only politically expedient, it is part and parcel of the way the redemption of Israel is meant to play out.

 MIKE HUCKABEE speaks during a ceremony marking the construction of a new housing complex in Efrat, in 2018.

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

I'm convinced that what we're living through 100 years from now will be seen as a major chapter for the Jewish people and Israel," said Senior Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch.

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

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

Slotkin, a former congresswoman who narrowly won her election in November, took the oath of office on a copy of “The Torah: A Women’s Commentary,” published by the Reform movement of Judaism.

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.

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.