abstract:The Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), founded in 1889 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, is the principal organization of Reform rabbis in the United States and Canada. The CCAR is the largest and oldest rabbinical organization in the world.
"The generation growing up now is most accustomed to getting their info from digital sources, " says Rabbi Medwin, Publishing Technology Manager of the CentralConferenceofAmericanRabbis.
On March 14th, for example, Presbyterian clergy agreed to allow blessings of gay couples at marriage-like ceremonies, and last year the CentralConferenceofAmericanRabbis voted to let rabbis officiate at such occasions too.