Almost a year after collapse of Western Wall compromise, Israeli and Diaspora Jewish leaders air grievances at a Knesset session of the Lobby of Religion and State. Article by Amanda Borschel-Dan, Times of Israel a??Hello rabbi? Ita??s Ruth the Moabite…. Read moreMKs are utterly ignorant about Reform Judaism, says Sharansky

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JPPI survey says 80% of Israelis believe traditional, Orthodox, secular are all a??equally gooda??; 56% advocate a??more considerationa?? for minorities. Most Israeli Jews support increased Jewish pluralism in Israel, and are in favor of the right to freedom of marriage,… Read moreMost Israeli Jews support Jewish pluralism, civil marriage

Reform Zionism: What Do the Four Children Have to Say? by Rabbi Neal Gold The Land of Israel is a ghost throughout the haggadah, even as it is a constant presence in the background of the Passover story. Liberation isn’t… Read moreIn honor of Passover: What Do the Four Children Have to Say? A Reform Zionist Perspective

Rabbinate comes out against plan for non-Orthodox plaza, says ita??s illegal; Reform leader says rabbinate approved scheme. http://www.timesofisrael.com/reform-rabbis-celebrate-mixed-western-wall-worship-with-prayers-at-future-site/  

You are invited to readA?an article from the Times of Israel following the decision of some members of the Knesset to bypass the recent Supreme Court Ruling to permit nationwide the use ofA?mikvaot (ritual baths) by the Conservative and Reform… Read moreArticle: Giving mikvehs to rabbinate will affect more than just Reform Jews

We are very pleased to share with you that on January 31, 2016, the Israeli Government passed an historic and unprecedented resolution legalizing and officially recognizing the status of egalitarian prayer at the Kotel a?? Western Wall. Following three years… Read moreHistoric Agreement to Recognize the Status of Egalitarian Prayer at the Kotel (the Western Wall)

Tu B’Shevat, the 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar – celebrated this year on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 – is the day that marks the beginning of a “New Year for Trees.” This is the season in which the… Read moreTu B’Shevat; The New Year for Trees

by Beth Frank-Backman Each Elul, the last month of the Jewish year, we prepare for the next. Traditionally, we prepare by a process known as teshuva, or in English repentance. But what exactly are we repenting of? Most of us… Read moreTeshuva and Hope

We are doing something unprecedented and need your help. The Israeli Army has asked one of KBYa��s associate congregations to expand a newly created Kabbalat Shabbat program for the Israel Defense Forces officer training school. For progressive Judaism in Israel this opportunity is revolutionary. Between 12-15 times a year, IDF officer courses and divisions, involving 3-4,00 soldiers, will be brought to Tel Aviv to experience a progressive Shabbat service, complete with a new progressive prayer book. We want to give this prayer book as a gift to every soldier. Click here to contribute… to the Soldiers Siddur project. Read this post to learn more.