Why Is Conservative Judaism Losing Millennials? Rabbi Wernick Answers

By Lev Gringauz March 14, 2018

Rabbi Steven Wernick knows that he is abandoning Conservative Jews on college campuses. As CEO of the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism since 2009, Wernick saw KOACH, the campus wing of the Conservative Movement, shut down on his watch in 2013, drawing ire from many Conservative leaders and students. Almost five years later, I caught…

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Masorti Jews to ordain gays, lesbians; Reconstructionists lose leader in Israel; and more. (Required Reading)

By John Propper April 20, 2012

Prominent Reconstructionist rabbi passes away (z”l) (Reconstructionist Rabbinical College) The Reconstructionist movement has announced that Rabbi Jack Cohen, an influential leader within the movement, has passed away at the age of 93. Cohen (z”l) was close to Reconstructionist figurehead Mordecai Kaplan. “He held various positions with the Foundation and with the Society for the Advancement…

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The Reading List: Take that, Haredim.

By Ben Sales December 30, 2010

The Masorti (Conservative) movement in Israel stands up for its values and goes on the offensive against government subsidies for yeshiva students. [Jewschool] Stream the Western Wall live on your iPhone! [WaPo] Cholent is so tasty. [Forward Jew and the Carrot] The pros and cons of finishing college a semester early. [Her Campus] The Chinese…

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