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Masorti Matters Blog

News & Views from Gideon Aronoff, Executive Director, the Masorti Foundation

Landmark Israel Supreme Court Ruling Recognizes Masorti-Conservative and Reform Conversions for Aliyah

Mar 1, 2021 | Masorti Matters Blog

After more than 15 years of struggle, the Masorti Movement of Israel today was vindicated by the Israeli Supreme Court, which now recognizes its conversions to Judaism for the purposes of the Law of Return and Aliyah to Israel. Rakefet Ginsburg, the CEO...

Masorti Movement Blog

The latest from the Masorti Movement in Israel on Kehillot, Programs, Activism & more…

Judaism has many diverse faces: that’s not a problem; it’s the solution

Jan 5, 2021 | Masorti Movement Blog

After fifteen years of waiting, a decision is due shortly from Israel's Supreme Court regarding conversion. And as Rakefet Ginsberg, Masorti Israel's new CEO asks in a powerful article for Ha'aretz, "Is the State of Israel capable of understanding what...

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Blogging from the Bimah

Rabbis debating & discussing crucial issues facing Masorti, Israel and the Diaspora at a time of extreme challenge

Rabbi Carl Perkins’ Impassioned Plea for Masorti Israel

Sep 10, 2020 | Blogging from the Bimah

Rabbi Carl M. Perkins, of Temple Aliyah in Needham, Massachusetts, was inspired to record a video tribute to the Masorti Movement in Israel. Rabbi Perkins reflects on a trip to Israel in 2019 where he was invited to give a D'var Torah at the Kotel. Where at the...

Faces of Masorti Israel

Meet the people and see the places of Masorti Israel. See lifecycle ceremonies, Camp Ramah-NOAM, study groups, young and old, services at the Egalitarian Kotel and more.

Faces of Masorti Israel: 2020

Dec 29, 2020 | Faces of Masorti Israel

A look through some of our favorite images from 2020 -- a year none of us will forget. So see some faces with masks and in earlier, happier days, lots of happy faces without masks. Lead off with our new, incoming CEO, Rakefet Ginsberg and outgoing CEO,...

Sing Out 2020 with NOAM’s Shirat Machar

Hallelujah, goodbye to 2020!

But we didn’t want to say goodbye without thanking you, our devoted and generous supporters. You make possible the growth and progress of our Masorti Movement in Israel. And through you efforts, Masorti Israel is building a more egalitarian, more inclusive Judaism — one respectful and accepting of all streams of Judaism, so that all Jews can find a welcome home in the State of Israel.

We’re hopeful for so many things in 2021 — a successful vaccination campaign here, in Israel and around the world, and a return to a more normal life of connecting with family and friends.

To get us started, here’s a wonderful rendition of Hallelujah from the NOAM group’s Shirat Machar singers. It’s from a recording of their first-ever CD and now in Masorti’s archive so you won’t see masks. But it’s so joyful that we thought it was a perfect way to start celebrating a new year!