URJ's Michelle Shapiro Abraham Receives Prestigious Covenant Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewish Education
June 3, 2015, New York, NY — The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) proudly announces that Michelle Shapiro Abraham is the recipient of a 2015 Covenant Award for her work creating change and driving impact in Jewish education.
Daryl Messinger Nominated to Serve as Chair of the Union for Reform Judaism's Board of Trustees
June 30, 2015, New York, NY—Daryl Messinger of Palo Alto, CA, has been nominated to serve as the next Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ).
Strong Evidence of the Impact of Reform Movement Youth Programs on Lifelong Jewish Identity
URJ Statement Regarding Synagogue Attack in Halle, Germany
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to Removal of U.S. Troops at Turkish-Syrian Border
Union for Reform Judaism Statement on Connecticut Synagogue Bomb Threat
New York, NY; October 25, 2019 - Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs issued the following statement in response to today’s bomb threat called in to Congregation B’nai Israel in Bridgeport, CT, a URJ member congregation.
URJ Statement On Keren Kayemeth L’Israel Land Purchases in the West Bank
Statement Of Rabbi Rick Jacobs On The Death Of Elie Wiesel
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, released the following statement after learning of the death of Elie Wiesel.
Open Letter To Donald Trump From Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), sent the following letter to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump today in response to statements attributed to his campaign about foreign policy regarding a two-state solution.