Here's How We Can Create a Diverse, Pluralistic, and Inclusive Israel
Every, single Jew – Reform or Orthodox, LGBTQ+ or straight, white or Black – is connected to one another. And voting Reform means voting for an Israel that establishes this truth as the status quo.
Tune In to This New Podcast About Israel!
Looking for your new favorite listen? We're excited to share that Israel's Anat Hoffman has launched a new podcast, "ANATomy: Exploring the Heart and Bones of Israel."
Reckoning with the Truth: Reform Jewish Teens Confront Racial Inequality
Learn how a trip in the South helped a group of Reform Jewish teens confront racial inequality and explore their own connections to promoting racial justice.
3 Ways to Broaden Your Congregation’s Tent Through Jewish Learning
The URJ has long created opportunities to learn about Judaism through A Taste of Judaism® and Introduction to Judaism classes, making Jewish learning accessible to those seeking to learn more.
I Am Always All Parts of My Identity - and I Hope You Are, Too
I am Black, I am Jewish, and I am a lesbian, among other things – and I am all of those things at all times in every context; not parts that intersect, but a whole person who fits into different worlds and spaces.
"I Am Not an Anomaly": An Ode to Intersecting Identities and a Diverse Jewish Community
A number of things have helped me get to a place where I felt more accepting of my own identities and able to take shame and doubt and transform them into strength and courage.
Here's What's So Ironic About the Upcoming Israeli Elections...
The irony is stark. For once, your vote as a non-Israeli living outside of Israel may have more lasting impact than my vote as an Israeli living in Israel. That’s because regardless of what happens in Israeli elections – whether we get a new government or not – the WZC will meet in Jerusalem later this year.
Strengthening Progressive Judaism Means Swimming Upstream. Here's How.
If we want to strengthen progressive Judaism worldwide, we must swim upstream. There is no single better way to support Progressive, Liberal, and Reform Judaism in every corner of the globe than casting a ballot for “Vote Reform” in the American election to the World Zionist Congress.
This Daily Jewish Practice Is Changing My Life for the Better
Just like that, I’d committed to reading a page of Talmud every day and formed a group of more than 1,000 women, which has become one of the kindest, most welcoming and respectful places I’ve experienced on the internet.
Torah, the Israeli Declaration of Independence, and Making Our Voices Heard
We all have the right to study Torah, to interpret it, and to make ourselves heard in the never-ending Jewish conversation about what our treasured texts mean.