How to Respond to China’s Tacit Support of Putin’s War
Beijing may respond to economic sanctions.
March 31, 2022
The Decline of Reform and Conservative Rabbinic Seminaries
While movement-led institutions dwindle, independent seminaries are growing.
Enrollment in non-Orthodox rabbinical seminaries has been shrinking for years, particularly in schools associated with the Reform and Conservative movements. As Arno Rosenfeld notes, “the challenges facing seminaries . . . track with American Jews’ shift away from formal institutions and denominations.” Meanwhile, smaller, independent schools have seen their numbers increase in recent years. Rosenfeld suggests that this trend may signify an enduring shift in American Jewish leadership and religious engagement.
March 31, 2022
The Decline of Reform and Conservative Rabbinic Seminaries
While movement-led institutions dwindle, independent seminaries are growing.
Ben & Jerry’s Faces a Lawsuit after Demanding That an Israeli Producer Stop Selling Ice Cream in the West Bank
“I refuse to discriminate.”
Purim among Ukrainian Refugees in Vienna
Yeshiva University students joined the Viennese Jewish community’s humanitarian efforts.
Canceling Confederate Jews
Princeton University halted an art installation featuring, among other pieces, the work of two Jewish soldiers who had served in the Confederate army.