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Civic Engagement Student Trainings
Check out this Teen's Guide to Civic Engagement - written for teens by teens.
JewV'Nation Frequently Asked Questions
Besides creating a sustainable outreach project each Fellow will Advance professionally through comprehensive training in leadership; Build projects to scale to effectively reach and impact Jewish life for Jews on the margin; Create a strong community of colleagues, friends and mentors; Develop knowledge of what Jewish texts, traditions, and history say about building community; Expand one’s network of innovators, rabbis, leaders, and advocates; Gain program development and outreach skills in a Jewish context.
JewV’Nation Fellowship
JewV’Nation Fellowship is a leadership development program for visionary Jewish leaders across North America.
Careers & Internships
There are many ways to contribute to the Religious Action Center's work and grow as a professional. Check here for opportunities to become part of our team in Washington, D.C.!
Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism (CSA)
The Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism is a joint body of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the Union and its affiliates that seeks to apply the insights of Jewish tradition to such domestic and foreign issues as human rights, world peace, civil liberties, religious freedom, famine, poverty, intergroup relations, as well as other major societal concerns.
History of the RAC
For more than six decades, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (the RAC) has worked to educate, inspire, and mobilize the Reform Jewish Movement to advocate for social justice.
Rabbi Balfour Brickner Clergy Seminars
The Brickner Clergy Seminar and Fellowship Program is designed exclusively to help rabbis and cantors become effective social justice advocates.
RAC-CA Opposes Proposition 20: Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection
Context and Jewish Values In the past decade, California voters and lawmakers, encouraged by RAC-CA, enacted more than a dozen legal changes that have prioritized local public safety rehabilitation programs over long prison sentences.
Proposition 16 (2020): Restoring Affirmative Action in State Government
RAC-CA endorses Proposition 16, which would once again allow consideration of race, gender, and ethnicity (affirmative action) in state government - specifically contracting and procurement, employment, and university admissions - after a 24-year ban.
Proposition 17: Voting Rights Restoration for Persons on Parole Amendment
RAC-CA endorses Proposition 17, which would amend the state constitution to allow people who are on parole for felonies to vote. Jewish Values: As Reform Jews, we believe that our democracy is strongest when everyone has an opportunity to participate.