Reports of sexual abuse in the Reform movement are shocking but not surprising

We all knew this was happening. I have my own stories from life in the Reform movement. Still, there may be hopeful signs of change.

Yesterday’s hot-off-the-presses report that there is rampant sexual abuse in the Reform Movement that has been covered up for decades should come as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention. The #MeToo-inspired outing of former HUC professor Steven M. Cohen brought about testimonies of decades of abuse at HUC and across Reform institutions an…