Conservative movement
Rabbi Mikę Uram has been tapped to become the ninth chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, seen at rear. (Courtesy JTS; background JTA)
May 4, 2026, 12:54 pm
Jewish Theological Seminary ‘breaks mold’ in naming campus innovator Rabbi Mike Uram as next chancellor
Uram does not hold a doctorate, in a departure for the Conservative Judaism flagship.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Rabbi Gesa Ederberg is installed as the president of the Rabbinical Assembly at Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck, New Jersey, March 11, 2026. (Courtesy RA)
March 19, 2026, 8:35 am
Berlin rabbi makes history as first European to head Conservative rabbis’ association
Rabbi Gesa Ederberg is also likely the first convert to Judaism to hold the role.
By Toby Axelrod
A chuppah for a Jewish wedding (Getty images).
December 18, 2025, 9:04 pm
Judaism’s Conservative movement apologizes for decades of discouraging intermarriage, signals new approach
A new report embraces engagement with interfaith families while leaving the ban on clergy officiation in place.
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Conservative Judaism has been trying to chart a middle path between Jewish tradition and acceptance of the reality of interfaith families. (Stock photo/Burke/Triolo Productions via Getty Images)
July 2, 2025, 3:24 pm
In a first for Conservative Judaism, synagogue allows clergy to participate in interfaith weddings
The policy change at Adath Jeshurun Congregation, a large synagogue in suburban Minneapolis, goes against rules set by the Conservative movement.
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Anna Yolkut, Etti Martel, Laurie Klitsner, Yisrael Klitsner, Michael Milch and Rabbi Yitzi Genack gather during a recent mission to Israel. Yisrael Klitsner is hosting a new series at the JCC. (Photo courtesy of Rabbi Yitzi Genack)
January 15, 2024, 2:51 pm
Pittsburghers return home inspired by missions in Israel
“Our presence was comforting for people. We heard that over and over again.” — Rabbi Amy Bardack
By Adam Reinherz and David Rullo
(Photo by Trung Nguyen via Pexels)
January 11, 2024, 9:48 am
To welcome interfaith couples, this Conservative synagogue hired a cantor who’s allowed to wed them
Because the cantor did not attend a Conservative seminary and is not part of its clergy associations, she is free to officiate the weddings — but not in the building.
By Gavi Klein
The Conservative Movement's 2023 Passover guide recommends browsing for certified gluten-free, oat-free products ahead of Passover when making their holiday purchases this year. (Getty)
April 5, 2023, 4:48 pm
An amended Conservative Jewish Passover policy taps into the booming gluten-free market
"It's very practical, and it's also consistent with other levels of kashrut."
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Rabbi William Lebeau (right) provides a character witness testimony on behalf of Rabbi Stephen Weiss (left) at Weiss' sentencing hearing for crimes of soliciting underage sex, Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 27, 2023. Weiss was sentenced to six months in prison. (Screenshot)
March 2, 2023, 11:16 am
Cleveland rabbi sentenced to prison for soliciting underage sex
A prominent Conservative rabbi was his character witness.
By Andrew Lapin
Book cover
January 30, 2023, 12:12 pm
As non-Orthodox movements weaken, Danny Schiff ponders what’s next in new book
The book urges us to take seriously the Jewish mandate to “resume its role as an ideas generator” as the world is confronted by a host of moral dilemmas emerging from the the digital age.
By Toby Tabachnick
Rabbi Danny Schiff (Photo courtesy of Rabbi Danny Schiff)
January 27, 2023, 9:35 am
Rabbi Danny Schiff on his new book, ‘Judaism in a Digital Age’
The decline of non-Orthodox Judaism and what needs to come next
By Toby Tabachnick
Rabbi Harold Kravitz, president of the Rabbinical Assembly, has called for a respectful dialogue about intermarriage among the 1,700 Conservative rabbis that are members of the association. (Photo courtesy of the Rabbinical Assembly via the Forward)
January 18, 2023, 12:16 pm
‘Misinformed’ intermarriage rumors distress some Conservative rabbis
Some worry that the rules on presiding over intermarriages are about to change
By Arno Rosenfeld
(Photo by Trung Nguyen via Pexels)
January 18, 2023, 9:17 am
Allowing rabbis to officiate intermarriages will alienate the Conservative movement from its own members
It is impossible to fathom how Conservative Judaism can retain its members if it allows its clergy to officiate intermarriages
By Roberta Rosenthal Kwall
Nether Rabbi Amy Wallk nor Rabbi Mark Cohn had been looking for a relationship when they first met at the Shalom Hartman Institute in 2017. (Photo by Tamar Katz)
June 19, 2022, 10:11 pm
Two rabbis, from two different denominations, get a second chance at love
Though Wallk is a Conservative rabbi and Cohn is Reform, they quickly realized they had much in common.
By Alix Wall
(Image by Peggy and Marco Lachmann-Anke)
June 18, 2022, 10:00 pm
How Pittsburgh’s congregations are working to include nonbinary Jews
“You are who you are. Who you are is the way God made you. How can we reject that?” — Rabbi Yaier Lehrer
By Ethan Beck
Laptop (Photo by Joshua Woroniecki via Pixabay)
June 2, 2022, 11:01 am
Couple’s Shabbat Zoom sex raises eyebrows, renews questions about online services
One congregant suggested that adherence to Jewish law, rather than tech ineptitude, was the reason the incident went as long as it did.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
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