"Days after #Hebrew Union #College graduated its final #rabbinical class in #Cincinnati, a new #Jewish #seminary has its eyes on the #school’s #campus — and wants the state of #Ohio to bestow the prize on them.

The College for Contemporary #Judaism, which aims to become a new home for liberal #rabbinicalstudents in the Midwest, on Thursday added its voice to a lawsuit against #HUC brought by Ohio #AttorneyGeneral #DaveYost. The state’s suit claims that HUC, the #Reform #rabbinicalschool, violated state #nonprofit law and misled its donors by shuttering its historic Cincinnati campus this year.

In its motion to intervene, the new college argues that it should be the rightful steward of HUC’s campus, as well as all other Cincinnati assets of the #Reform movement mainstay. They include the #KlauLibrary, the #AmericanJewishArchives, the #SkirballMuseum and hundreds of millions of dollars given by donors who believed HUC would “permanently” remain in the city."

https://www.jta.org/2026/05/28/united-states/a-rabbinical-school-turf-war-brews-in-ohio-over-hebrew-union-colleges-assets

"In recent decades, we have made meaningful progress in addressing cases of #getrefusal, where a husband refuses to grant his wife the #Jewish #writ of #divorce that will set her free. The time it takes for the #rabbinical courts to obligate a get has shortened dramatically, and sanctions against recalcitrant husbands are imposed more frequently. The courts have become more efficient and have refined their procedures, so that we are now able to resolve the vast majority of cases within two years.

Yet, paradoxically, even as the system has improved in handling cases of get-refusal, it has lagged in addressing the plight of “classic” agunot: women whose husbands have disappeared, fled the country, or are mentally unfit to grant a get. When there is no one to pressure, no one to sanction, the system stands nearly frozen."

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-887740

#History-making #trans #rabbi wants young people to find #joy and ‘#spiritual #connection’

When he came out during his #rabbinical #studies, #ElliotKukla was told he would “never get a #job as a #rabbi”. Now, as a #spiritualleader, he wants #trans and #nonbinary #youth to feel the same #joy and ‘#spiritualconnection’ to their #identities as he did.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #GenderIdentity #Spirituality #Religion

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/06/trans-non-binary-rabbi-elliot-kukla-lgbtq-youth/

#169 #liberal #US Jewish #leaders #sign #letter expressing #concern over #Israeli #government - #Times #of #Israel

Backers, who include ex-executives at #rabbinical #seminaries, #Jewish #Federations, #AIPAC, #Conference of #Presidents, warn against #false #antisemitism #accusations at #coalition #critics

https://www.timesofisrael.com/169-liberal-us-jewish-leaders-sign-letter-expressing-concern-over-israeli-government/