April 18, 2013
Washington, D.C. residents will go to the polls next week for a special election. In addition to electing a new at-large member for the D.C. Council, voters will cast their ballots on a series of referenda. Chief among them is Referendum 8, which would grant the District budget autonomy. Read more…
March 4, 2013
We made it! This weekend was our last L’Taken of the year. It’s a bittersweet moment: we’re happy to have a few more free weekends and sad that one of the most meaningful and fun parts of the program year is drawing to a close. And in case you missed it, here’s a story in the New York Jewish Week about L’Taken participant Jacob Weiner, written by his mother, Susan. It’s a truly moving piece that makes all of us even more proud of the way L’Taken touches and transforms the participants.
February 14, 2013
Earlier this week, Reform Movement leaders outlined their hopes and priorities for President Obama’s State of the Union address. President Obama spoke about almost all the issues our leadership raised, including:
February 12, 2013
Tonight, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address to Congress and the nation. Leaders of the Reform Jewish Movement are highlighting key issues they hope President Obama will address in the speech and calling on the President and Members of Congress to act swiftly on pressing domestic and international concerns.
Watch it here after the jump & watch the President’s address to this joint session of Congress. Weigh in yourself by following us on Twitter, @theRAC.
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January 17, 2013
After six years, the Presidential limos will once again feature D.C.’s official license plate and its famous motto: “taxation without representation.” The new plates, which were announced this week, will be in use for Monday’s inaugural parade. Read more…
November 12, 2012
Well after midnight, in the early morning on November 7th, President Obama took to the podium to address an enthusiastic crowd of supporters. In thanking all of those who volunteered their time for his campaign and those who voted, the President made reference to the tremendous lines that many voters endured. Although this year’s election did not boil down to a debate about butterfly ballots, troubling signs of voter suppression are cause for concern.
November 8, 2012
When we stepped into the election booths on Tuesday (or mailed in our ballots anti-climactically two weeks ago), we were finally alone—there was blissful silence from the seemingly never-ending campaign commercials, a lack of fliers and posters and bumper stickers, no friends telling us which way to vote, and no camera phones posting our opinions to Facebook. But we did bring in one thing: our values.
November 6, 2012
Tradition tells us of a dispute among the rabbis about the nature of leadership: “One opinion was that the character of the generation is determined by its leader. According to the other opinion, the character of the leader is determined by the generation.” (Talmud, Arachin 17a). That debate should have ended 200 years ago at Lexington and Concord.
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