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
Youth Leaders Write Israeli President Demanding Recognition of Reform Rabbis
NEW YORK - December 15, 2006 - When Israeli President Moshe Katzav refused to call the president of the Union for Reform Judaism rabbi, Reform youth in North America decided they had to stand up, not only for Rabbi Eric Yoffie, but for all Reform Jews.
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."
A Joint Statement by Leaders of American Jewish Religious Movements and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Washington, DC, December 4, 2006 - As we met together on November 29, 2006, at the Presbyterian Center in Louisville, Kentucky, we gave thanks to God for life and sustenance and recalled with joy our shared role as people of God who bring a unique and vital perspective to a world marked by sec