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Campaign Finance Reform: Jewish Values & Position of Reform Movement
Jewish Values and Reform Movement Policy Both the URJ and CCAR have policy strongly supporting campaign finance reform and the Reform Movement played a leading role in achieving passage of the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
Judicial Nominations: Background
Background Information Article III of the United States Constitution establishes the judiciary as one of the three separate and distinct branches of the federal government.
LGBTQ Rights Jewish Values
LGBTQ Rights and Jewish Values The two most often cited Biblical texts concerning homosexuality are both found in the book of Leviticus, where they are in the context of a larger section directing sexual behavior.
Interfaith: Jewish values
Interfaith Affairs and Jewish Values In the Torah Jews are taught to accept others, without prejudice or bias. The Torah states "You shall not hate your kinsfolk in your heart. Reprove your kinsman, but incur no guilt because of him.
Pay Equity: Position of the Reform Movement
Jewish values and pay discrimination Jewish tradition has long recognized the importance of paying fair wages.
Judicial Nominations: Court Jargon
Court Jargon Amicus curiae brief An amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” brief is a document filed with the court to express opinions about a case by interested parties who are not directly involved with the case at issue.
Judicial Nominations: Reform Movement Perspective and Action
Jewish Values Jewish tradition teaches the importance of fair and impartial courts. In Exodus 18:21, Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, advises him to chose capable, trustworthy, and law abiding members of society to judge the people.
Judicial Issues Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading on the Supreme Court: Books for Background Information: Supreme Conflict. Jan Crawford Greenburg. 2008. The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. Jeffrey Toobin. 2007. The People Rising: The Campaign against the Bork Nomination.
Judicial Issues: For More Information
For More Information: Senate Judiciary Committee SCOTUSblog Alliance for Justice People for the American Way: Justice & the Courts Leadership Conference on and Human Civil Rights Defending the Courts NARAL Pro-Choice America: Choice in the Courts National Women's Law Center: Judges & the Courts
Nothing But Nets: Background
What is Malaria? Every two minutes, a child dies from malaria - a disease spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. Each year, malaria infects around 200 million people, and more than 400,000 of those infected die from the disease, mostly in Africa.