URJ Board Adopts New Resolutions on Paid Leave, Immunizations and Predatory Lending
The Union for Reform Judaism North American Board this week overwhelmingly adopted new resolutions on Paid Family Leave, Mandatory Immunizations and Predatory Lending. The resolutions’ adoption concludes a consultative and inclusive process that began before the recent Biennial assembly held in November 2015 in Orlando, FL. The resolutions add to the canon of hundreds of URJ resolutions adopted over more than a century and which outline the URJ’s values and priorities.
URJ President: We're Opposed to Israeli Legislation on NGOs
In response to attacks against human rights NGOs in Israel, including the advancement of a “Transparency Bill” in the Knesset, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), issued the following statement.
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to Implementation of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) issued the following statement in response to the announcement that the P5+1 have fully implemented the Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
North American Reform Movement Applauds Passage of Plan to Enhance Egalitarian Prayer Space at Western Wall
Years of Organized Efforts Yield Significant Victory for Reform Jews, Women of the Wall: New Area to be Under Non-Orthodox Oversight
In the most significant development in the nearly generation-long campaign by Women of the Wall and their allies for religious equality at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the Israeli government today approved the creation of an enhanced egalitarian prayer space at the Wall, which, for the first time, will be under the authority of non-Orthodox leadership.
Jewish Leader Appaulds U.S. Decision to End Durban Conference Participation
Saperstein: "We hope that at some point in the near future, a serious international effort will be made to address the plight of those who suffer discrimination."
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Reform Movement Welcomes President's Proposed Investment in Vital Programs
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DC Voting Bill "A Basic Issue of Fairness and Justice"
Pelavin: "Residents of Washington, D.C. fulfill all of the responsibilities of citizenship but are denied the most basic right to Congressional representation."
North Dakota 'Personhood' Bill an Affront to Reproductive Rights
Pelavin & Rabishaw: "The passage of this troubling bill reminds us to be ever watchful of the continued battles that must be fought and won before reproductive justice can be fully realized in our nation."
Reform Jewish Teens Package 40,000 Kosher Meals for New York Food Bank
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb.
Reform Jewish Rabbi Travels to Kenya to Distribute Anti-Malaria Bed Nets
More than 128,000 insecticide-treated bed nets delivered to four Kenyan refugee camps before rainy season
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