Women of Reform Judaism

By: Molly Benoit New Yorkers, the time is now to lift up your voices together and call your state Senator and tell them that you support the New York Women’s Equality Act. Along with others across the state, tell the state Senate that you demand strengthened policies to support women as equal members of society [...]

Ambassador Susan Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and a member of President Obama’s Cabinet, told attendees at the RAC’s Consultation on Conscience Sunday night that not only does she love her work, but she feels it is a huge privilege to work on so many significant world issues while representing the United [...]

It’s WRJ’s Centennial year and some days I wake up and I’m not sure what city I am in! Today though, I am very clearly in Washington, D.C. attending the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC)’s flagship conference, Consultation on Conscience. We began last night with an exciting keynote speaker in our historic and [...]

This week’s parashah is Parashat Kedoshim, known as the “Holiness Code.” In it, we are instructed to ourselves be holy, for God is holy. We’re not left, though, with just this vague command – the rest of the parashah contains many specific ways in which we can fulfill this important yet seemingly impossible demand. While [...]

The themes of Passover have broad resonance with many of the most critical social justice causes of the day: reading about Israelite slavery reminds us of those who are not free today, focusing on our food calls our attention to those who are hungry and hearing about forced labor in Egypt brings our attention to [...]

Editors’ Note: This pre-State of the Union address post highlights what WRJ Executive Director Marla J. Feldman and other leaders of the Reform Jewish Movement hope President Obama will address in his speech tonight. Tonight, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address to Congress and the nation. Leaders of the Reform Jewish [...]

By Connie Kreshtool As I look forward to the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision I recall the relief that I experienced when the Supreme Court announced its decision.  I represented the Women of Reform Judaism on the Board of Directors of the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (now Religious [...]

By Rabbi Shira Stern and Rabbi Donald A. Weber In late 1983, we were overjoyed to learn that we were pregnant with our first child. That joy lasted until our four-month checkup, when our obstetrician met us with “that look.” What followed were blood tests, amniocentesis, and finally a high-resolution sonogram which showed that our [...]

By Rachel Laser, Deputy Director of the Religious Action Center A few years ago, I made myself a scrapbook of key documents I had saved from my past. The second page is an article that my mother wrote for WOMANKIND, published by the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union in October 1971, entitled “…and Jill came tumbling [...]

By Lindsey Oren, Age 15 As women, it is both our biological duty and right to be the mediators between society and our bodies. In a world where the ideals and thoughts of true beauty are far from true and forever changing, it is imperative that we remain in control ourselves. Yet acquiring and maintaining [...]