URJ Responds to Formation of New Israeli Government
Contact: Lauren Theodore at 212-650-4154
URJ Responds to Vatican Recognition of Palestinian Statehood
Contact: Lauren Theodore at 212-650-4154
URJ Camp Newman Receives $4 Million Gift from Koret Foundation Enabling Next $10 Million Phase of Construction
NBC News' Chuck Todd to Host 2016 Presidential Candidates at URJ Biennial 2015, The Largest Jewish-American Event
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May 21, 2015
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Reform Jewish Movement Statement on the 2016 Presidential Election
The people have voted and American democracy is strong. We respect that vote and we extend our hand to President-elect Trump.
URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy's Greg Kellner Receives Prestigious Covenant Foundation Award Honoring Emerging Jewish Educators
The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) proudly announces that Greg Kellner is the recipient of a 2016 Covenant Foundation Pomegranate Prize (link), joining four other recipients recognized this year for their tremendous promise, focused leadership, and willingness to take risks in their burgeoning careers.
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Calls For President-Elect Trump to Respond to Voices of Hate
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), calls on President-elect Donald Trump for his response to voices of hate and bigotry.
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Responds To Death Threats, Hate Vandalism At Reform Synagogue In Israel
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), issued the following statement in response to personal death threats against him and the Reform Movement in Israel: The vandalism of our Reform congregation in Ra’anana—and murderous threats against me and my Israeli colleagues Rabbi Gilad Kariv and Anat Hoffman—are reprehensible. They are deplorable. But, alas, they are far from surprising.