URJ President: "Just Solution" For Those Seeking Asylum In Israel
Rabbi Rick Jacobs: "We applaud all those who demonstrated and raised their voices to promote a just solution for those seeking asylum in Israel."
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs: “Escalation On Gazan Border Is Tragic And Dangerous”
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, issued the statement below in response to recent violence in Gaza: The ongoing escalation on the Gazan border is tragic and dangerous for both Israelis and Palestinians.
Joint Reform Jewish Movement Statement On The 70th Anniversary Of The Establishment Of The State Of Israel
We join with our Israeli brothers and sisters, the worldwide family of the Jewish people, and friends of Israel everywhere, to mark with joy the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel.
Reform Jewish Movement Mourns the Loss of Stephon Clark, Calls for Justice
Remarks by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at the Rally To End Racism
Remarks by April Baskin at the Rally to End Racism
Reform Jewish Movement Denounces House Farm Bill Attacks on Anti-Hunger Program
Illinois Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Celebrates Official Launch
David Bezmozgis Wins Reform Judaism Prize for Jewish Fiction
Nov. 4, 2004--David Bezmozgis, a 31-year-old Canadian author, has won the 2004 Reform Judaism Prize for Jewish Fiction for N atasha: And Other Stories (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), his debut collection of short stories.
Union for Reform Judaism Distributes $80,000 in Sudan Relief Funds
NEW YORK - The Union for Reform Judaism is giving $80,000 to organizations dedicated to helping the men, women, and children affected by the ongoing violence in Sudan as its first allocation of dollars donated to its Disaster Relief Fund.