Union for Reform Judaism Appeals for International Response to Refugee Crisis: Urgent Plea to U.S. Government Leaders, and Action Steps for North American Citizens
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Statement of Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Responding to the Mass Shooting in El Paso, TX
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs: “Israel’s Decision To Bar U.S. Representatives Is Wrong. Democracies Do Not Hide.”
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs On U.S. Embassy In Jerusalem: “May It Be A House Of Peace”
Statement from Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, about the inauguration of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs on Deaths and Violence in Gaza
Statement from Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, in response to the deadly violence in Gaza.
Reform Movement Appaulds Obama's Leadership on Sudan
Saperstein: "As people intimately acquainted with the horrors of ethnic cleansing and genocide, we know the dangers of international silence in the face of ethnic violence."
Reform Movement Urges Senate Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Pelavin: "It is clear that Don't Ask Don't Tell does not live up to our nation's highest ideals of liberty and freedom, nor does it meet our security needs."
Reform Movement Urges Swift Confirmation of Nominee Goodwin Liu
Pelavin: "The Senate should seize this second chance to give Professor Liu the fair consideration that every judicial nominee deserves."
Reform Movement Condemns Dove World Outreach Center's "Burn a Koran Day"
Rabbi Yoffie: "We reject attempts at dividing our nation along religious lines, and, together with the overwhelming majority of America's religious leaders, commit ourselves to standing up to those who wish to ostracize and intimidate our Muslim neighbors."