Union for Reform Judaism Invests in LGBTQIA+ Leadership Development
URJ Stands with Israel and the Residents of the South
URJ's Rabbi Rick Jacobs Welcomes Rabbi Hara Person as CCAR Chief Executive
Following today's announcement that Rabbi Hara Person will become the next Chief Executive of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), stated: "I could not be more excited to welcome my friend and colleague Rabbi Hara Person to her new, and richly deserved, position as Chief Executive of the Central Conference of American Rabbis."
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.