Reform Movement Condemns Donald Trump's Comments on Muslim Entry into U.S.
Washington, D.C., December 7, 2015 – In response to comments made today by Mr. Donald Trump calling for Muslims to be barred entry to the United States, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
Reform Movement Commends International Climate Agreement
Washington, D.C., December 14, 2015 – In response to the agreement reached at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
Positive Developments in Budget Deal, But More Must Be Done to Protect Vulnerable Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 16, 2015 — In response to the announcement of a congressional budget agreement, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, the Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, released the following statement:
Reform Movement Leaders to PM Netanyahu: Help End Incitement
Today, leaders of the Reform Jewish Movement addressed the following letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
Reform Jewish Voice of New York State Welcomes New Leadership
Washington, D.C., December 21, 2015 – Continuing its work to advance Reform Jewish values and social justice in New York, Reform Jewish Voice of New York State recently welcomed new members to both its steering committee and executive committee:
Reform Jewish Leader Commemorates the 35th Anniversary of Roe V. Wade Supreme Court Decision
Feldman: These freedoms belong to and affect all women as well as their partners, their families, and all men who want to make smart decisions regarding their own sexuality, choices and family planning.
Reform Movement Mobilizes in Support of Immigration Legislation
Rabbi Limmer: "On Wednesday's Advocacy Day, I saw firsthand the impact that mobilizing in support of social justice can have both on the world and on the Rabbinate."
Over 500 Rabbis and Cantors Urge the Boy Scouts of America to Change Their Discriminatory Policy
Reform Movement Decries Vandalism Aimed At Women of the Wall
Rabbi Saperstein and Rabbi Feldman: "The overt threats implied by the vandalism inside the hallway of the apartment building of a leader of Women of the Wall serve to remind us of the utmost importance of the Women of the Wall's efforts to advance religious plural