Fellowship Gives 100+ Jewish College Students Invaluable Leadership Skills
April 4, 2013, Philadelphia, PA -- Today more than 100 college freshman and sophomores who work at five Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) overnight camps are gathering in the City of Brotherly Love for a sp
Reform Movement Applauds Jerusalem District Court's Ruling Regarding Women of the Wall
NFTY Suspends Summer Trips to Israel Saying "We Don't Make Political Statements With Children"
(Cleveland, June 3, 2001) After weeks of painful soul-searching, the Reform Movement leadership decided last night to suspend its youth trips to Israel this summer.
North American Reform Movement to Hold Mission to Israel
The leadership of the North American Reform Movement will travel to Israel next month to demonstrate the Movement's unconditional support of the State of Israel and the Israeli people.
Reform Movement Continues Unprecedented Growth As Ten Congregations Join the UAHC
Ten congregations were admitted into the Union of American Hebrew Congregations at the June meeting of its Board of Trustees, increasing the number of synagogues affiliated with the Reform Movement to 908.
Leader of Reform Movement Urges Senators to Prevent Gun Violence
Teen Leaders Elected for North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) Board for 2013-2014 Term
April 18, 2013, New York -- The North American Federation of Temple Youth has elected new North American Board members for the 2013-2014 term, who will be formally installed on Jun
Central Conference of American Rabbis Donates Over 400 Prayerbooks to Storm-Ravaged Synagogues
NEW YORK, April 23, 2013-- The Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) has donated over 400 new copies of Mishkan T'filah, the Reform Movement prayerbook, to two New York area congregations, Temple Sinai in Massapequa and West End Temple in Neponsit, both of which suffered severe st
On Earth Day, Reform Movement calls for Progress on Climate Change
Weinstein: "For all of that has been achieved since the first Earth Day in 1970, the escalating environmental travesties of the last year -- from record setting temperatures around the globe, to the devastation of Hurricane Sandy -- are bleak reminders of how much
Reform Movement Troubled by Failure of Senate to Expand Background Checks
Laser: "The Senate's inability to pass sensible gun violence prevention legislation is both a political and a moral failure."