Social Justice Gift Guide 5777
In search of a unique gift for the social justice junkie in your life? Look no further than our Social Justice Hanukkah Gift Guide, with eight suggestions full of tzedek – one for each night!
The Mistaken Equivalency of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism
A dilemma for Diaspora Jews: Identify as Jews and reconcile that identification with a Jewish State that often is perceived as the incarnate of evil.
Who Is a Jew? Protecting Converts in Israel
Some of our fiercest battles are coming to the Knesset. Legislators will try to pass laws undoing our greatest achievements. They will try to write statutes legalizing discrimination. We will have none of it.
One Year and Counting to the URJ Biennial!
One year from today: December 6, 2017, the Union for Reform Judaism’s 74th Biennial General Assembly will convene at the Hynes Convention Center – in the heart of historic Boston’s vibrant Back Bay neighborhood – and run until December 10.
The Urgency of Now: Actions for the New Political Landscape
Our tradition’s ageless and enduring call of Torah to rodeph tzedek – pursue justice – continues to inspire today’s Reform Movement. As members of the largest and most diverse Jewish denomination in North America – which includes liberals and conservatives, Democrats, Republicans and independents alike – we have a responsibility, individually and collectively, to reject hate and help heal our nation following the deeply polarizing 2016 election.
South Lands, a Poem for Parashah Vayeitzei
The night after Be’er Sheba brings no dreams. / Morning birds sail through the canyon...
America’s First Jews: Adapting to Life in the New World
An exhibit at the New-York Historical Society spans two-and-a-half centuries of the Jewish experience in the New World.
Putting the "Mitzvah" Back in B’nai Mitzvah
Here’s how one congregation took a three-pronged approach to improving students’ mitzvah project requirement and thus their entire b’nai mitzvah experience.
Apply Today for the RAC's Travel Justly Microgrant!
Let’s consider our carbon footprint. Let’s take into account how many people live in your home, how many miles you drive per week, how many flights you take annually and how much meat you eat. Each of these activities contributes to carbon dioxide emissions, which contributes to climate change.