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Reform Jewish Movement Responds to Manhattan Terror Attack
For Immediate Release
November 1, 2017
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to Mass Shooting at Texas Church
For Immediate Release
November 5, 2017
Reform Jewish Leader Condemns Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguans
For Immediate Release
November 8, 2017
New Album of Social Justice Music to be Released at URJ Biennial 2017
For Immediate Release &
Reform Jewish Leader Expresses Alarm Over President’s Anti-Muslim Tweets
For Immediate Release
November 29, 2017
Reform Jewish Movement Condemns Trump Administration's New Attempt to Discriminate Against Transgender Individuals
“The Trump administration’s attack on the status and recognition of transgender Americans under the law is yet another betrayal of a vulnerable segment of the LGBT community."
Reform Jewish Movement Calls on Administration to Uphold Right to Seek Asylum
“Reports that President Trump is considering executive action to deny children and families from seeking asylum at the U.S. southern border are deeply concerning. A sweeping denial of asylum seekers would not only violate domestic and international law, but also constitute a grave moral failing."
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.