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Statement of Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Responding to the Mass Shooting in El Paso, TX
"Clergy colleagues throughout El Paso will faithfully and lovingly hold up the families of the slain and wounded. So too our hearts – indeed the hearts and prayers of all people of good conscience across the nation – are with those families."
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs: “Israel’s Decision To Bar U.S. Representatives Is Wrong. Democracies Do Not Hide.”
Israel’s decision to bar U.S. Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering the country is wrong, full stop. Democracies do not hide; they can protect their security and well-being and also celebrate robust debate and engagement in the public square.
UAHC Unveils "In The Beginning"
Boston, MA, December 5, 2001 - "In The Beginning," a series of synagogue-based workshops for expectant parents and parents-to-be, was introduced to Reform congregational leaders at the UAHC Biennial meeting in Boston through December 9.
Leader of Reform Judaism Calls for Overhaul of Religious Education;
(BOSTON, Dec. 8, 2001)-In a blunt appraisal of Jewish education, the leader of America's Reform Movement today said synagogues must mobilize for a major overhaul of the after-school programs that educate the children of America's largest Jewish denomination.
Reform Jewish Movement Decries Mississippi ICE Raid
“Yesterday, what we long feared finally came to pass: a mass immigration raid in Mississippi has led to the detention and possible deportation of nearly 700 immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This action highlights the cruelty and inhumanity of the federal government’s immigration policies."
Reform Movement Condemns Proposal Expanding Religious Exemptions for Federal Contractors
“By allowing federal contractors and subcontractors to discriminate in hiring and firing on the basis of their religious beliefs, the Department of Labor’s proposed rule authorizes government-funded discrimination against women, religious minorities, LGBTQ people, and other marginalized groups."