Soloveitchik and Schechter Haggadahs
Ben Harris, JTAApr 02, 2009
NEW YORK — Why is this Passover different than all other Passovers? On most Passovers, it is the liberal Jewish denominations that seek to reinterpret the holiday...
Conservative alumni like ‘indie minyans’
Ben Harris, JTAMar 27, 2009
NEW YORK Its been a tough few weeks for the leadership of the United Synagogue, the Conservative movements synagogue association. The recent announcement that...
A Jewish-Muslim-Christian campus?
Ben Harris, JTAMar 26, 2009
NEW YORK An interfaith coalition in Nebraska is testing the viability of what is believed to be an American first: a joint campus to house a Jewish, Muslim and...
Sun blessing: Rare ritual meets ecology
Ben Harris, JTAFeb 19, 2009
NEW YORK Jews across the denominational spectrum are gearing up for the observance of an obscure Jewish ritual the blessing over the sun, with a range of...
Pope retains Holocaust denier
Ben Harris, JTAJan 29, 2009
NEW YORK In an echo of the 2007 controversy over the Latin Mass, Jewish interfaith leaders again are expressing concern that a Vatican action aimed at promoting unity...
Conservative Judaism: Right vs. left seminary split
Ben Harris, JTAJan 22, 2009
NEW YORK In a further sign that the American and international wings of the Conservative movement are moving in different ideological directions, a Los Angeles...
Rubashkin denied bail; double standard?
Ben Harris, JTAJan 09, 2009
NEW YORK Nearly from the moment federal immigration agents raided the Agriprocessors kosher meat plant in Postville, Iowa, on May 12, supporters of the company...
Controversy highlights challenges for liberal Orthodox yeshiva in Riverdale, NY
Ben Harris, JTADec 04, 2008
NEW YORK A liberal Orthodox rabbinical schools response to the controversial action of one of its graduates highlights the challenge facing progressives in the...
Postville Jewish community struggles
Ben Harris, JTANov 28, 2008
POSTVILLE, Iowa After former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin was arrested earlier this month, Rashi Raices joined several dozen members of this towns...
Major disruption in kosher meat: Agricollapse
Ben Harris, JTANov 06, 2008
NEW YORK With the kosher meat producer Agriprocessors facing mounting financial problems, and a fire-related shutdown at another major kosher producer, industry...
