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Denominations

Why We Call Them Intercultural Weddings: A Secular Humanistic Jewish Approach

By Rabbi Miriam Jerris

When Jews are about to intermarry, they confront their feelings about their Jewish identity. This is a critical...

Denominations

Growing Inclusivity

By Edmund Case

This post originally appeared on www.edumundcase.com and is reprinted with permission. The interfaith marriage...

Denominations, Professionals, Yom Kippur

Jewish Denominations

By 18Doors

Judaism has numerous movements, or denominations, that cover the spectrum of Jewish practice, belief and community....

Denominations

Charity Begins at Home

By Jane Larkin

Artotem-www.flickr.com-Flickr Photo Sharing Every day, I open the newspaper or listen to the news, and I am...

Denominations, Religion

A Secular Jewish Alternative

By Wendy Armon

I have often wondered if, had I not been raised Jewish, I would convert to Judaism. I know many Jews who are...

Denominations, Synagogue

Rabbinical Students and Intermarriage

By Benjamin Maron

Back in February, my colleague, Rebecca, blogged about a debate between two Reform rabbinic students: should...

Denominations, Policy, Religious Life, Synagogue

Conservative Judaism

By 18Doors

Overview Around a third of the American Jews who belong to synagogues are affiliated with the Conservative movement,...

Denominations

Orthodox Judaism

By 18Doors

Overview Orthodox Judaism is adhered to by around 10% of American Jews and consists of sects with various levels...

Denominations

Reconstructionist Judaism

By 18Doors

Overview Reconstructionist Judaism sees Judaism as an evolving Jewish civilization, with religion as the centerpiece...

Denominations, Religion & Spirituality

Reform Judaism

By 18Doors

Overview Reform Judaism is the most popular Jewish denomination in the United States today. The movement runs...

Denominations

Renewal Judaism

By 18Doors

Overview Jewish Renewal does not consider itself a formal denomination like Reform, Conservative, or Orthodoxy....

Denominations

Converting a Corner of My Heart

By Ketura

Someday, when I finally adopt, my child will be converted to Judaism. This is, of course, necessary and halakhic...

Conversion, Denominations, Jew by Choice, Synagogue

Reform Movement Task Force on Intermarriage Reports

By Ruth Abrams

Our CEO Ed Case is attending the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) in San Francisco. The CCAR is...

Denominations, Synagogue

Not a Surprise

By Ruth Abrams

A recent article by Neil Rubin in the Baltimore Jewish Times, “Conservative Judaism Thrives in Baltimore,...

Denominations, Religion, Synagogue

Cultural Judaism Opens the Door for Alienated Jews

By Myrna Baron

Bradford Pilcher’s satiric comments about our work at the Center for Cultural Judaism illustrate the unfortunate...

Denominations, Identity

Secular Humanist Judaism

By 18Doors

Secular Jews define Judaism as the history, culture, books, music, art, food, rituals and practices of the Jewish...

Denominations

Hebrew Bible bookshelf

What I’ve Learned Converting to Judaism from Catholicism

By Laura Thor

I am what one of our Introduction to Judaism rabbis calls a “JIT” — a Jew in Training, as I am in...

Conversion, Denominations, God, Jew by Choice, Religion, Synagogue

Patrilineal Descent and the Conservative Movement

By Julie Weiner

Reprinted with permission from The Jewish Week. When Reform rabbis voted in 1983 to accept as Jewish the children...

Denominations

Classical Reform Judaism: What Is It?

By Rabbi Howard A. Berman

Like all religious groups, today’s Reform Judaism embraces a broad spectrum of interpretation, belief,...

Denominations

The Nasty and the Nice

By Micah Sachs

I want to share two stories about the strange priorities of the Orthodox today. One’s nasty, one’s...

Denominations

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