I performed an intermarriage and got expelled

In most matters, a Conservative rabbi is autonomous and free to follow his or her own conscience. But some policies are hallowed as “Standards of Rabbinic Practice,” grounds for expelling.

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I have been expelled from the Rabbinical Assembly, the professional organization of rabbis affiliated with the Conservative Movement in Judaism. Late last year I dared to touch the “third rail” when I decided to perform interfaith marriages. And then...

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