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Reform Jewish Movement Responds to P5+1 Nuclear Agreement with Iran
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Deborah Goldberg
202.387.2800 | 212.650.4000 | news@rac.org
Reform Movement Awards 'Travel Justly' Grants for Environmental Initiatives
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Liya Rechtman
202.387.2800 | news@rac.org
Reform Movement Observes Earth Day
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Liya Rechtman
202.387.2800 | news@rac.org
Reform Movement Calls for Marriage Equality in Advance of SCOTUS Arguments
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Jordan Dashow
202.387.2800 | news@rac.org
Reform Movement Statement on the Situation in Baltimore
We pray for those affected by the violence in Baltimore and for the healing of the city.
Reform Movement Supports Introduction of the Raise the Wage Act
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Melanie Fineman
202.387.2800 | news@rac.org
Stories We Tell: The Old Torah
How important is the history of your family? Maybe you have a family ledger or an old book that carries the events, wisdom, and dreams of those who have passed on. This week, author and puppeteer Marilyn Price tells a story about such a book in “The Old Torah” and shows just how priceless our families’ stories truly are.
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Reform Jewish Movement Decries Low Refugee Admissions Ceiling
“Once again, the Trump Administration has proposed a record low refugee cap for the coming year, abdicating the United States’ moral and humanitarian responsibilities to welcome and protect refugees during the worst refugee crisis in global history."
Wholly Jewish: Eliana: Gender Diversity is So Jewish
On the premiere episode of Wholly Jewish: Season 2, we hear from Eliana Rubin (she/her). Eliana (who went by Elias at the time of this episode’s recording) talks about when she first connected with her nonbinary transfemme identity and her desire to create more queer-inclusive classrooms. "I find that identifying as a Reform Jew and a queer person...are two parts of me that are so integral now to my core identity," she says.
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Wholly Jewish: Morgan: Standing in the Closet Doorway
Being queer means something different to everyone who identifies this way. Mo Selkirk (she/her), a queer Jewish mother, spouse, and activist, to name a few, discusses how her grandparents inspired her to embrace Judaism, what it means to be in a queer family, and how presenting as straight has been a blessing and a curse. “My [queer] invisibility is my personal superpower,” she says, “because people will say things to me [when] they don’t know who they’re talking to, and…I have the have the opportunity to educate them.”
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