Reform Movement Mobilizes in Support of Immigration Legislation
Rabbi Limmer: "On Wednesday's Advocacy Day, I saw firsthand the impact that mobilizing in support of social justice can have both on the world and on the Rabbinate."
Over 500 Rabbis and Cantors Urge the Boy Scouts of America to Change Their Discriminatory Policy
Reform Movement Decries Vandalism Aimed At Women of the Wall
Rabbi Saperstein and Rabbi Feldman: "The overt threats implied by the vandalism inside the hallway of the apartment building of a leader of Women of the Wall serve to remind us of the utmost importance of the Women of the Wall's efforts to advance religious plural
Reform Movement Welcomes the Employment Non-Discrimination Act's Reintroduction
Ms. Laser, "This bill will help ensure that people are judged in the workplace based on the quality of their work, and not based on who they love. Its passage would be a crucial step in the journey toward full equality for LGBT people in America."
beit din
Hebrew for "house of judgment", a beit din is a rabbinical court that has jurisdiction in matters of Jewish law.
sefer k’ruitut
Hebrew for "scroll of cutting off". Refers to a get.
Koret Taps Jewish Family & Life! To Run Prestigious Book Awards
(March 3-San Francisco) -- Koret Foundation Funds today announced a major grant to Jewish Family & Life! (JFL)of Newton, MA, to manage the revitalized Koret International Jewish Book Awards in cooperation with the National Foundation for Jewish Culture (NFJC).
Over 100 Reform Movement Leaders to Participate in Mission to Israel
NEW YORK, March 6 - The Union for Reform Judaism, the umbrella organization of the Reform Movement, is bringing more than 100 of its top leaders to Israel for a week-and-a-half long mission.
Arza Achieves Overwhelming Victory in WZO Elections
March 7--ARZA's victory in the elections for the World Zionist Congress sends a strong message that American Jews are committed to Jewish state that is committed to religious pluralism, leaders of the Movement said after learning of the 38% of the vote carried by ARZA.