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Reform Jewish Movement Expresses Concern Over New White House Faith-Based Initiative
"We have grave concerns about the new order’s potential impacts on the separation of church and state and civil rights."
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner’s Statement on the Death of Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, Ph.D., President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Z”L
"The tragic death of Rabbi Aaron Panken, my teacher, rabbi, and friend, is heartbreaking. Rabbi Panken was a role model since we were in youth group."
Remarks by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at the Faith in Public Life Press Conference to Defend SNAP
"On Monday, May 7, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner represented the Reform Jewish Movement at the Faith in Public Life press conference to urge Congress to reject proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the Farm Bill..."
Reform Jewish Movement Denounces President's Inflammatory Comments on Immigrants
"The President’s reprehensible reference to human beings as animals is unacceptable. Policy differences can be debated respectfully, without dehumanizing language such as that used yesterday by President Trump."
Reform Jewish Movement Condemns Administration’s Move to Reinstitute the Domestic Gag Rule and Restrict Women’s Reproductive Choices
"The administration’s expected decision to prohibit organizations that perform or refer patients for abortion from receiving Title X grant money erodes women’s reproductive rights and undermines free speech."
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to Shooting at Santa Fe, Texas High School
"Once again, students have been gunned down in school, transforming a place of learning and safety into one of death and destruction. Our hearts are broken and our prayers are with the students, parents, teachers, and all those in Santa Fe, Texas."
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner and Reform Jewish Leaders Engage in Civil Disobedience with the Poor People’s Campaign
"On Monday, May 21, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner will join other leaders of the Reform Jewish Movement will engage in nonviolent civil disobedience with interfaith clergy and activists as partners in the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival."
Remarks by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at the Poor People's Campaign 40 Days of Moral Action
"On Monday, May 21, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, offered remarks at the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival rally prior to engaging in civil disobedience to demand action and awaken our nation's consciousness to the plight of poverty in America."
Reform Movement Opposes FIRST STEP Act, Expresses Support for Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform
“We are deeply disappointed by the House of Representatives’ pursuit of the misguided FIRST STEP Act."
Reform Jewish Leader Decries Missing Children, Family Separation, and Mistreatment of Minors
“Our Jewish tradition calls on us to welcome the stranger, to treat immigrants fairly, and to empathize with the widow, the stranger, and the orphan because we ourselves were strangers in the land of Egypt."