A new curriculum at Reform synagogue supplementary schools in Canada aims to teach students more about Israel than ‘flags and falafel’
Research shows that kids in grades 4, 5 and 6 are ready for deeper engagement.
Marmur: The evolving answer to ‘Who is a Jew?’
Rabbi Dow Marmur writes about how both Reform and Conservative Judaism is changing.
Moscowitz: An illiberal lament about Canada’s Reform movement
Rabbi John Moscowitz writes an impassioned response to Judith Taylor’s recent op-ed in The Forward.
Judith Taylor responds
As the author of The Forward piece on Canadian Reform Jewry, I want to begin by saying I am an individual, a congregant of a Reform synagogue, and I have a Jewish past and future I drew on with risk and honesty and an open heart. I wrote this piece because I love the theology of Reform […]
Why Reform Judaism in Canada is so traditional: an answer
The Reform Rabbis of Canada, the Canadian Council for Reform Judaism and the Reform Rabbis of Greater Toronto offer a counter argument to a recent op-ed in The Forward.
Marmur: Zionizing the Reform movement
“The wholesome presence and impact of Reform Judaism in the Jewish state is an important factor in the movement’s Zionizing process throughout the world.”
Marmur: Reform and Conservative Judaism under attack
“Reform and Conservative Jews may never be in the majority in Israel and hopefully will not debase themselves by forming political parties, but they represent a 200-year-old manifestation of the faith that will hopefully continue to grow and flourish, as proof that Israel is there for all Jews.”
Toronto Reform synagogue celebrates 60 years
Temple Emanu-El in Toronto celebrated its 60th anniversary on May 4, with a family Shabbat service, communal dinner and a talk from Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the president of the Union for Reform Judaism.
Reform congregations in York Region consider merging
Two Reform synagogues north of Toronto, Temple Kol Ami and Neshamah Congregation, will merge into one, subject to votes next month at both congregations.
The Kotel should not be the private playground of Orthodox Jews
The Israeli government took a historic step a few years ago. But like many other things in Israel, it has allowed the Orthodox fringe and some in Zionist religious circles to dictate policy.
