URJ Awards Reform Congregations' Outstanding Outreach and Membership Programs
New York, New York, May 21, 2013--The URJ is pleased to announce the winners and honorable mentions of the 2013 Belin Outreach and Membership Awards. The Belin Outreach and Membe
URJ Collects Donations for Oklahoma Tornado Victims
URJ's Camp Harlam Launches First Reform Day Camp in Philadelphia in 2014
Staci Cohen of Beachwood, OH, Named “Youth Worker of the Month”
NEW YORK - November 13, 2006 - Staci Cohen, assistant director of the Religious School for Noar Learning at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple in Beachwood, OH, has been named November's "Youth Worker of the Month" by the Union for Reform Judaism.
Cantor Rosalie Boxt of Kensington, MD Named “Youth Worker of the Month”
NEW YORK - December 1, 2006 - Cantor Rosalie Boxt of Temple Emanuel in Kensington has been named December's "Youth Worker of the Month" by the Union for Reform Judaism.
"I am very pleased to be honored by my peers for what I love to do," said Cantor Boxt.
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."