Saturday, Jun 27th 2026
Australia, NZ & worldwide Jewish news that matters

Tag: masorti

Reason to Believe: The Controversial Life of Rabbi Louis Jacobs

It seems strange that I received this book on the day I heard about the death of Jonathan Sacks, the Emeritus Chief Rabbi of the United Synagogue of the United Kingdom...writes Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen.

Groups petition Israeli High Court for expanded Western Wall egalitarian prayer section

The Masorti (Conservative) Movement in Israel, the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism, and the Women of the...

The death penalty: Masorti has its say

Three Masorti rabbis have issued a joint statement on how the recent executions in Indonesia impact on Judaism stating that no society has the right "to terminate a life before its time".

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: The Masorti viewpoint

The rabbis of the Masorti Beit Din have observed, with sadness and disappointment, the proceedings over the past month of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

ZFA Calls on Israel to recognise all forms of Judaism

The Zionist Federation of Australia has called on the Israeli government to accept all forms of the practice of Judaism on a level footing.