Reform Movement Opens Fund for Alberta Flooding Victims
URJ President Calls MK Rotem's Remarks About Reform Movement 'Unacceptable' and Calls for Rotem's Removal from Knesset
New York, NY, February 5, 2014 – At a meeting in the Knesset yesterday, MK David Rotem of Likud-Beiteinu, who is the head of the Knesset Committee on Constitution, Law and Justice, said that the Reform Movement "is not Jewish...
Reform Movement Highlights Disabilities Awareness and Initiatives
February 6, 2014, New York, NY -- February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month, a time when the entire Jewish community comes together to raise awarenes
URJ President Rabbi Jacobs Responds to MK Rotem's Apology
New York, NY, February 10, 2014 -- At a meeting in the Knesset last week, MK David Rotem of Likud-Beiteinu, said that the Reform Movement "is not Jewish... they are another religion." MK Rotem has since apologized for that statement. In response, URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs said:
Reform Summer Camp Offers Incentive Program for Jewish Military Families on Active Duty
Utica, MS, February 27, 2014- The Union for Reform Judaism has launched an innovativeCamper Incentive Program for Jewish Military Families on Active Duty. The program will be offered at the URJ Henry S.
Union For Reform Judaism Announces Riva Silverman Will Join URJ Executive Team As Vice President Of Philanthropy
Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) President Rabbi Rick Jacobs and Chair of the Board of Trustees Daryl Messinger announced today that Riva Silverman will join the URJ’s executive leadership team as Vice President of Philanthropy.
URJ President's Statement Following Mass Shooting in Las Vegas: We Must Revere Human Life Over Gun Rights
This latest mass shooting cannot be termed a random act of violence. Even before all the facts are known we know this: rather than revere gun rights our country must finally revere human life.
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Addresses URJ North American Board of Trustees
Reform Movement Condemns Alarming Number of State Anti-Gay Bills
"We are deeply offended by those in Arizona, Kansas, Tennessee, and Idaho (where similar bills are pending) who seek to revive state-sanctioned discrimination against gays and lesbians in the name of religion.
Jewish Disability Awareness Month - Reform Movement Highlights Awareness and Initiatives
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