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Reform Jewish Movement Decries Mississippi ICE Raid
“Yesterday, what we long feared finally came to pass: a mass immigration raid in Mississippi has led to the detention and possible deportation of nearly 700 immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This action highlights the cruelty and inhumanity of the federal government’s immigration policies."
Reform Movement Condemns Proposal Expanding Religious Exemptions for Federal Contractors
“By allowing federal contractors and subcontractors to discriminate in hiring and firing on the basis of their religious beliefs, the Department of Labor’s proposed rule authorizes government-funded discrimination against women, religious minorities, LGBTQ people, and other marginalized groups."
Reform Movement Decries Administration's Plan to Indefinitely Detain Children and Families
"Today’s decision by the Trump Administration effectively terminating the Flores Settlement Agreement puts untold immigrant children and families at risk for lifelong physical, emotional, and mental harm."
Reform Movement Applauds House Passage of Voting Rights Legislation
“Today represents an important step forward in our years-long work to restore the historic Voting Rights Act and protect voting rights. We commend the House for its leadership and urge the Senate to follow suit by passing the Voting Rights Advancement Act immediately."
RAC-IL Applauds Gov. Pritzker's Decision to Welcome Refugees in Illinois
“As Reform Jews, both our values and our communal history compel us to support refugee settlement in the United States. We are heartened that Gov. Pritzker has acted to protect the refugee settlement program in Illinois and extend our thanks to the governor and his administration."
Reform Jewish Movement Denounces Decision Weakening the Affordable Care Act
“Yesterday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals invalidating the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate moves our country one step closer to a health care disaster. Although the law remains intact while judicial review continues, this ongoing assault on the ACA is a shameful disservice to Americans in every state, sowing fear that essential health care will be taken away or become simply unaffordable."
Reform Jewish Leader Applauds Supreme Court Protection of "One Person, One Vote"
Washington, D.C., April 4, 2016 – In response to the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Evenwel v. Abbott, upholding Texas’s use of total population in drawing electoral districts, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Mourns the Loss of Audre Rapoport, z"l
Washington, D.C., April 7, 2016 – This week, the Jewish community lost a visionary philanthropist. Audre Rapoport, in partnership with her husband Bernard, was passionately committed to Reform Judaism, social justice and fostering a new generation of leaders among young Jews.
Remarks by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at 'Standing Shoulder to Shoulder Against Bigotry on the Campaign Trail'
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Reform Jewish Leader Offers Prayers for Victims of Bus Bombing
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