Amos Oz, Israeli Author and Scholar Receives Eisendrath Award
November 6, 2003 -- Amos Oz, the award-winning Israeli author, poet, and critic, received the Reform Jewish Movement's highest honor today during the Union of American Hebrew Congregations' Biennial Convention in Minneapolis.
Twenty Reform Synagogues Honored for their Innovative Approaches to Outreach to Interfaith Families
(MINNEAPOLIS, November 5) - Ten Reform congregations were honored today for their innovative and effective programs to actively welcome and integrate interfaith couples and those new to Judaism into their synagogues at the Union of American Hebrew Congregations' 67th Biennial Conv
Robert M. Heller of New York, NY Elected Chairman of the UAHC
(MINNEAPOLIS, November 5, 2003) -- Robert M.
Eleven Congregations Honored with New Award Recognizing Their Outstanding Learning Programs
(MINNEAPOLIS, November 6) - Eleven Reform congregations were honored for their exceptional, varied, and comprehensive adult learning programs today at the Union of American Hebrew Congregations' 67th Biennial Convention in Minneapolis, MN.
Reform Movement Bestows Highest Honor Upon Kate Michelman
NOVEMBER 6, 2003 - Kate Michelman, the outgoing president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, the nation's premier reproductive-rights organization, received the Reform Jewish Movement's highest honor today during the UAHC's Biennial Convention in Minneapolis for her fight for the rights
Delegates to Reform Judaism Convention Adopt New Name
MINNEAPOLIS, November 7, 2003 -- One hundred and thirty years after it was founded, the Reform Movement's synagogue arm voted to change its name from the Union of American Hebrew Congregations to the Union for Reform Judaism: Serving Reform Congregations in North Ame
Christian Denominations to Join with Reform Jews in Renewed Interfaith Dialogue
(MINNEAPOLIS, November 8) -- Recognizing the importance of interfaith dialogue as a means to advance Mideast peace and to combat anti-Semitism, the leaders of four Christian denominations will urge their churches to join with Reform synagogues in interfaith dialogue and study.
Reform Movement Leader Calls for Grassroots Effort to Embrace Israel and World Jewry
(MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 8) -- Rabbi Eric Yoffie, the leader of the Reform Movement, today called for a renewed commitment to world Jewry as he asked synagogue leaders to build the Movement in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Israel.