URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camp Development Director Wins Prestigious JCamp180 Award
November 22, 2013, New York, NY -- The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) is proud to announce that Corey Cutler, development director of URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camps was selected for
New York Times Food Writer Mark Bittman to Address Biennial
Union for Reform Judaism Collects Funds to Aid Victims of Typhoon Haiyan
November 11, 2013, New York, NY -- In the early morning hours of November 9, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines.
Rabbi Rick Jacobs' Remarks at Knesset on Nov. 12, 2013
The second session of the Knesset Caucus for Israel-US relations, held by M.K Dr. Nachman Shai in cooperation with the Ruderman Family Foundation, was held on November 12, 2013 at the Knesset in Jerusalem.
8th Night for Ethan
ReformJudaism.org Partners with Shalom Sesame to Offer Engaging Jewish Content for Kids
November 21, 2013, New York, NY -- The Union for Reform Judaism, in partnership with Shalom Sesame, now shares Shalom Sesame’s engaging videos on ReformJudaism.org, the first website to approach Jewish life, practice, learning, and social justice fro
URJ's Groundbreaking 'Ten Minutes of Torah' Reaches Ten-Year Milestone
November 26, 2013, New York, NY – The Union for Reform Judaism's (URJ) Ten Minutes of Torah reached a ten-year milestone this week. This email, sent Monday through Friday, is one of the most successful and innovative distance learning initiatives in the Jewish world.
Biennial Music Festival
What: Biennial Music Festival featuring the best in Jewish/world music
When: Thursday, December 12, 2013 from 9:45 – 11:00 PM
Where: Various venues in the Gaslamp District (see below for lineup and venues)
URJ President on United Methodist Church Rejecting BDS
This week’s clear decision by the United Methodist Church rejecting the efforts of those who misguidedly sought to draw the Church into the boycott, divestment, sanctions campaign to delegitimize Israel is a welcome step in support of peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
URJ Launches JewV’Nation Fellowship: An Interfaith Outreach Incubator for Emerging Jewish Leaders
Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) today launched the JewV’Nation Fellowship, an innovative year-long project incubator and leadership development program supporting emerging Jewish leaders and creative interfaith outreach initiatives. The program, which will begin in early 2017, is supported in part with a Jewish Funders Network grant from Avenues to Jewish Engagement for Intermarried Couples and their Families, in honor of 2015 Genesis Prize Laureate Michael Douglas.
The JewV’Nation (pronounced “juvination”) Fellowship program will be led by April Baskin, URJ’s Vice President of Audacious Hospitality, and seeks to engage a new generation of leadership by valuing the perspectives and insights of the younger members of the community and supporting them with resources and strategies to bring their best ideas to life. The fellows themselves will define and create exciting and contemporarily relevant Jewish programming.