Union for Reform Judaism to Award Up to 20 Grants to Fund Innovative Projects to Engage Members in Congregational Life
NEW YORK, January 9, 2012 – For the second year, the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) is offering Incubator Grants to member congregations. Up to 20 projects will be funded a maximum of $5,000 for fiscal year July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013.
Ten Reform Congregations Earn Top Honors for Outreach Programming
Three Jewish Community Federations Receive Shutafim Award for Outstanding Federation/Synagogue Partnerships
NEW YORK--January 11, 2012-- Every two years, the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Synagogue-Federation Relations Committee presents the Shutafim Award for Outstanding Federation/Synagogue Partnerships to three communities -- one small, one mid-sized, and one large -- in special recognition o
Reform Jewish Movement Statement on the 2016 Presidential Election
The people have voted and American democracy is strong. We respect that vote and we extend our hand to President-elect Trump.
URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy's Greg Kellner Receives Prestigious Covenant Foundation Award Honoring Emerging Jewish Educators
The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) proudly announces that Greg Kellner is the recipient of a 2016 Covenant Foundation Pomegranate Prize (link), joining four other recipients recognized this year for their tremendous promise, focused leadership, and willingness to take risks in their burgeoning careers.
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Calls For President-Elect Trump to Respond to Voices of Hate
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), calls on President-elect Donald Trump for his response to voices of hate and bigotry.
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Responds To Death Threats, Hate Vandalism At Reform Synagogue In Israel
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), issued the following statement in response to personal death threats against him and the Reform Movement in Israel: The vandalism of our Reform congregation in Ra’anana—and murderous threats against me and my Israeli colleagues Rabbi Gilad Kariv and Anat Hoffman—are reprehensible. They are deplorable. But, alas, they are far from surprising.
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Responds To Nomination Of David Friedman To Be U.S. Ambassador To Israel
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Asks President-Elect Trump About Comments By David Friedman
URJ Commends Prime Minister Netanyahu For Commitment To Aleppo's Wounded Civilians
In response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that Israel will find ways to assist wounded civilians from Aleppo, Syria, Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs issued the following statement: In these darkest days of the year, we applaud and are heartened by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s bold decision to help alleviate the devastating scale of human suffering by, according to news reports, seeking ways to expand Israel’s medical assistance to the civilian casualties of the Syrian tragedy, specifically in Aleppo.