Jan 25, 2021 | Masorti Matters Blog
Masorti Israel Struggles to Protect the Rights of Jews from Emerging CommunitiesToday we received very disturbing news that the Israeli Ministry of the Interior has ruled that Abayudaya Jews from Uganda are not from a “recognized Jewish community” and are...
Jan 13, 2021 | Masorti Matters Blog
Modern Day Miracle We have all suffered through dark days of the Coronavirus, of lockdowns, of financial distress, of illness and sadly, even death, But in a modern day miracle of science, we now have not only a vaccine, but two vaccines with more in the pipeline. A...
Sep 17, 2020 | Masorti Matters Blog
In this unique and challenging year, we know that each of our High Holidays will be unusual, requiring imagination to connect with community and to undertake the season’s essential experiences of repentance and teshuvah. Few things will look like they have in the...
Aug 24, 2020 | Masorti Matters Blog
For years we have been covering the political and legal maneuvering of Interior Minister Aryeh Deri who is seeking to block converts to Judaism from Masorti-Conservative and Reform-affiliated emerging Jewish communities across the globe. Among these communities are...
Aug 18, 2020 | Masorti Matters Blog
Today’s news out of Israel reminds me of the stirring words of John Lewis, z”l, who declared at the 1963 March on Washington, “To those who have said,‘Be patient and wait,’ we have long said that we cannot be patient. We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want...
Jul 29, 2020 | Masorti Matters Blog
What Masorti/Conservative Jews Could Lose…If Shas Minister Arye Deri Gets His Way As we move into the somber days of reflection leading to Tisha B’av, we’re facing yet another attack on our Conservative Judaism. In a move designed to divide Jews from...
