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.
URJ Biennial, North America's Largest Jewish Gathering, Begins in Chicago
December 11, 2019; Chicago, IL – The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) has gathered more than 5,000 Reform Jewish leaders and community members at the 75th
Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman Elected to Serve as Chair of the Union for Reform Judaism's Board
Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman, of Sacramento, CA, has been elected to serve as the next chair of the North American Board of Trustees of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ). The role is the top lay leadership position in the URJ, which represents North America’s largest and most diverse movement in Jewish life.
Torah Scroll Rescued from the Holocaust To Be Returned Home To New Czech Republic Congregation
A Torah scroll that miraculously survived destruction during the Holocaust and was cherished for decades by generations of North American Reform Jewish youth leaders at URJ Kutz Camp will be returned home as a symbol of the rebirth of Jewish life in Central Europe. Reform Jewish Movement leaders chanted from this remarkable Torah scroll during Shabbat worship services at the URJ Biennial, the largest Jewish gathering in North America, and then the symbolic transfer announcement of this Torah was made.
JCC Association of North America and The Union for Reform Judaism Launch Unprecedented Partnership to Strengthen Field of Jewish Early Childhood Education
JCC Association of North America and the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) announced a major new partnership to address immediate challenges facing the field of Jewish early childhood education and family engagement. This marks the first time JCC Association and the URJ, the two largest providers of Jewish early childhood education in North America, are partnering on a joint initiative of this scale. Their work together impacts more than 65,000 children from 50,000 families and 10,000 educators across 475 early childhood centers in the United States and Canada.