Conservative movement

Samsonite Israel launches summer sales on premium luggage and bags ahead of peak travel season

The offers include an effective 15.25% discount on the Proxis and Ecodiver collections, 25% off selected women’s bags and a complimentary smart luggage tag.

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Rabbi Gesa Ederberg is installed as the president of the Rabbinical Assembly at Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck, New Jersey, March 11, 2026.

Berlin rabbi makes history as first European to head Conservative rabbis’ association

Candles are placed next to a picture of Charlie Kirk during a vigil under the line "In Memory of Charlie Kirk, for freedom, patriotism and justice" in front of the Embassy of the United States in Berlin, Germany September 11, 2025.

Charlie Kirk's assassination: When debate dies by bullet - opinion

Political activist and commentator Charlie Kirk appears at a Utah Valley University speaking event in Orem, Utah, US, September 10, 2025

Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk assassinated in Utah Valley University shooting


Conservative rabbi resigns from movement after facing punishment for performing intermarriages

The third-generation Conservative rabbi resigned, stating he believes helping Jews who marry outside their religion is part of a rabbi’s duty to bless and embrace all.

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Conservative movement relaunches Israel gap-year program, swapping kibbutzim for Tel Aviv

The four-decade-old Nativ program was put on hiatus in 2024 after it failed to recruit enough students to be sustainable.

 Participants in the Nativ pre-college gap year program, which is affiliated with the Conservative movement, historically divided their time between study in Jerusalem and volunteering elsewhere in Israel.

Senior Conservative rabbi Andrew (Andy) Sacks dies at 66

His memory will forever be a blessing and an inspiration for future generations to continue his fight for a more inclusive and just society.

 Rabbi Andrew (Andy) M. Sacks.

No ifs, ands, or buts in Jewish unity

We can either all unite around a shared narrative and ethos, despite our differences, or find ourselves pulled back into the internal wars in a sad and predictable process.

 A mass prayer event for the welfare of the hostages in Gaza takes place at the Western Wall last week.

To welcome interfaith couples, Conservative synagogue hires cantor who can wed them

The Conservative movement of Judaism bars its member communities from hosting interfaith wedding ceremonies.

 A Jewish wedding Chuppah is seen in Tel Aviv on May 14, 2023

Soviet Jewry's unsung heroes - opinion

Rabbi Jonathan Porath is well-known within his activist and conservative circles. For most of us, however, he is an unsung hero of the movement to liberate Soviet Jewry.

 JEWS IMMIGRATING from the former Soviet Union, 1990.

Oklahoma Dept. of Education announces partnership with PragerU

Decisions to include PragerU content in school curriculums have been met with much controversy due to many disagreeing with the content that is included in the curriculum.

 Dennis Prager speaking with attendees at the 2018 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Israel needs Masorti Jews to become modern, tolerant, welcoming

Today there are nearly 80 Masorti congregations all across Israel, though a few meet only on festivals. None receive government funding.

 Rabbi Elisha Wolfin (right), marrying Ori and Yasmin.

Conservative movement rules: Permissible to eat at non-kosher vegetarian, vegan restaurants

17% of Jews identify as Conservative and only a fraction keep kosher at home. Even fewer adhere to the strict dietary laws when they dine out. 

 BUYING KOSHER produce in central Jerusalem during the shmita sabbatical year, 2000.

A call for compromise between religious and secular

Rabbi Menachem Bombach speaks at a demonstration calling for a broad consensus between the different groups within Israeli society that are currently in conflict.

 Rabbi Menachem Bombach