WEEK IN RELIGIONThe United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, the body that governs America's second-largest stream of Judaism, recently sanctioned the practice of welcoming non-Jews as members. Although some Conservative synagogues have already welcomed non-Jews, the general assembly of the USCJ voted, 94-8, to allow individual congregations to decide if they will extend membership to non-Jews. Vice chair of the USCJ's Commission on Community and Covenant Rabbi Stewart Vogel said [...]
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