Reform Movement Leaders Speak Out Against State-Level Anti-LGBT Legislation
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Reform Movement Leader Commends Obama Administration on New Inclusion Guidelines for Transgender Students
Washington, D.C., May 13, 2016 – In response to the letter sent today from the Obama Administration to all public schools directing them to ensure transgender students access to facilities consistent with their gender identity, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
Zubik v. Burwell Ruling Leaves Key Issues Unresolved
Washington, D.C., May 16, 2016– In response to today’s Supreme Court ruling in Zubik v. Burwell, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to Donald Trump's Remarks
For Immediate Release
October 14, 2016
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Reform Movement Calls for Voting Rights Legislation After Harmful Supreme Court Decision
Rabbi Jonah Pesner's Letter to Senators Regarding Dilawar Syed
Union for Reform Judaism and ADL Launch Critical Partnership to Combat Antisemitism and Hate
On Earth Day, Reform Movement calls for Progress on Climate Change
Weinstein: "For all of that has been achieved since the first Earth Day in 1970, the escalating environmental travesties of the last year -- from record setting temperatures around the globe, to the devastation of Hurricane Sandy -- are bleak reminders of how much
Reform Movement Troubled by Failure of Senate to Expand Background Checks
Laser: "The Senate's inability to pass sensible gun violence prevention legislation is both a political and a moral failure."
Reform Movement Welcomes Introduction of Senate Immigration Bill
Laser: "A path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants here today, a renewed commitment to clearing systemic backlogs, a plan for processing future flow of immigrants, and a reasonable approach to enforcement are all cornerstones of the Reform Movemen