Reform Leader: Payday Lending Rule Important Step Toward Economic Justice
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Reform Leader Opposes Troubling Israeli "NGO Bill"
Washington, D.C., June 6, 2016 – In response to legislation under consideration by the Israeli Knesset that would require non-profits that recover foreign funds to declare themselves as foreign agents, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
Faith Groups Thank Obama Administration for Guidance on Transgender Students
Washington, D.C., June 10, 2016 – In response to the Obama administration’s May 13 guidance, directing public schools to ensure transgender students can access facilities that align with their gender identity and expression, over 30 faith groups sent this letter commending this important step for equality and inclusion of transgender and gender non-conforming people:
Reform Leader Condemns Horrific Attack on Orlando Nightclub
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Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner Expresses Concern about ICE Raids
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner sent the following letter to Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, on June 16, 2016, expressing concerns about reports of a new round of ICE raids targeting undocumented families:
Reform Jewish Voice of New York State Applauds Passage of East Ramapo Oversight Legislation
Albany, N.Y., June 17, 2016 – In response to the passage of A.10723/S.8131, a bill in the New York State legislature that will bring much-needed funding and oversight to the East Ramapo School District, Barbara Zaron and Richard C. Laskey, co-chairs of Reform Jewish Voice of New York State, issued the following statement:
Reform Movement Leader Condemns Senate's Failure to Pass Common Sense Measures to Prevent Gun Violence
Washington, D.C., June 20, 2016 – In response today’s Senate votes on expanding mandatory background checks and closing the terror gap, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
Reform Movement Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Upholding Affirmative Action
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Reform Movement Responds to Tied Supreme Court Decision in Crucial Immigration Case
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Reform Movement Leader Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt
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