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 Leader: Hamas to Blame for Deadly Escalation of Violence in Gaza
Strong Evidence of the Impact of Reform Movement Youth Programs on Lifelong Jewish Identity
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Asks Prime Minister Netanyahu About Israel's Entry Ban And Reform Judaism's North American Trips
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), sent the following letter today to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
ReformJudaism.org Launches New Podcast "Stories We Tell"
ReformJudaism.org, the flagship website of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), reaching more than two million visitors annually, has launched a new weekly podcast titled Stories We Tell.
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