URJ Campaign for Youth Engagement Launches B'nai Mitzvah Revolution and Revamps Conference for Youth Practitioners
June 27, 2012, New York, NY -- Since the Union for Reform Judaism's Campaign for Youth Engagement was launched at the URJ Biennial in December, URJ professionals, lay leaders and Movement-wide partners have
Reform Movement Opens Fund for Alberta Flooding Victims
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Addresses URJ North American Board of Trustees
Reform Movement Welcomes Secretary Kerry's Prioritization of Middle East Peace
New York, NY, June 6, 2013 - In response to Secretary of State John Kerry’s remarks Monday at the American Jewish Committee Global Forum, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
Groundbreaking New Release from URJ Press Looks at Alzheimer's Disease through a Jewish Lens
June 5, 2012, New York -- In essays by physicians, Jewish clergy, social workers, and family members of people with Alzheimer's disease, Broken Fragments: Jewish Experiences of Alzheimer's Disease through Diagnosis, Adaptation, and Moving On, edited by Rabbi Douglas J.
Rabbi Rick Jacobs Installed as President of the Union for Reform Judaism
June 12, 2012, New York, NY -- Rabbi Rick Jacobs was installed last Saturday (June 9th) as the fourth president of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), th
New Head of Reform Movement To Meet With Israeli Prime Minister
June 19, 2012, New York -- Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the newly installed President of the Union for Reform
URJ Greene Family Camp Dedicates New Eco-Village and Revitalized Lakefront
Reform and Orthodox Jewish Camps Come Together to Celebrate July 4th
June 27, 2012, Utica, Mississippi--Two Jewish summer camps serving the Deep South--one Reform, the other Orthodox--will come together for a day of activities to celebrate America's independence. This unprecedented collaboration is made possible by a grant from the Foundation for Jewish
Reform Movement Response To News That Donald Trump Will Speak At AIPAC Policy Conference
The Reform Jewish Movement has always worked very closely with AIPAC. We respect completely its decision to invite all the viable candidates for president to speak at its upcoming Policy Conference. By inviting the candidates to speak, AIPAC does not support or oppose their candidacies, nor does it condone or commend their policies. AIPAC has, as it must, a singular focus: the U.S./Israel relationship. AIPAC's intent – and its responsibility – is to better understand the candidates' views on issues that impact the U.S./Israel relationship.