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Reform Jewish Leader Offers Prayer for Victims of Gun Violence
For Immediate Release
October 3, 2017
Reform Movement Condemns DOJ Discriminatory Guidance on Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Employees
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2017
Reform Movement Opposes Trump Administration Ruling on Contraceptive Mandate
"The Trump administration's decision to roll back the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate is an egregious assault on women's rights. This decision has been falsely characterized as a win for religious liberty. It is not."
Reform Movement Disappointed at Repeal of Clean Power Plan
“We are deeply disappointed by the decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan. The plan was a landmark policy that provided critical tools to address the dangers of climate change, improve air quality, protect public health, and promote clean energy investment."
Reform Movement Expresses Concern Over Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Memorandum
For Immediate Release
October 11, 2017
Reform Jewish Leader Condemns President’s Destabilization of Health Care
For Immediate Release
October 13, 2017
Reform Movement Responds to President Trump’s Announced Decision to Not Certify Iran Nuclear Deal
“President Trump’s decision not to certify Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA is a poor and destabilizing choice that makes our world less, rather than more, secure."
Wholly Jewish: Grace: Breaking Down the Gates of Queer Judaism
Being queer and Jewish means something different to everyone, and those differences deserve to be celebrated. This week, Grace Collins (they/them) talks about being a Jewish storyteller and teacher; their connection, as a Jew-by-choice, to Rabbi Akiva’s teachings;, repairing the world in an oppressive political climate; and the dangers of “gatekeeping” in queer and Jewish spaces.
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URJ Welcomes Agreement Between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain
The normalization agreement between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain has been long in coming and signals an important shift that we pray will lead to many more significant shifts toward peace.
Wholly Jewish: Dara: From Parliament to the Bimah
Hosted by Jewish performance and ritual artist Shira Kline (she/her), a.k.a. ShirLaLa, this season features interviews with LGBTQIA+ Jews from the Union for Reform Judaism's JewV'Nation Fellowship.
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