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Executive Order Should Encourage Congress to Act on Paid Sick Days
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Tyler Dratch
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Union for Reform Judaism Appeals For International Response to Refugee Crisis: Urgent Plea to U.S. Government Leaders, and Action Steps for North American Citizens
Contact: Lauren Theodore at 212-650-4154 |
Reform Jews, Interfaith Allies Make Moral Call for Climate Justice Ahead of Pope Francis’ UN Speech
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Rachel Landman
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Reform Movement Urges Even Greater US Response to Global Refugee Crisis
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Rachel Landman
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Remarks by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at ‘Coming Together in Faith on Climate’ at the Washington National Cathedral
For Immediate Release
September 25, 2015
Contact: Graham Roth, West End Strategy Team
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Rabbi Jonah Pesner's Response to ICE's Planned Mass Deportation Raids
“At a time when the administration should be focused on reuniting immigrant families and closing immigrant detention centers, it is unconscionable that the Department of Homeland Security is once again planning to launch deportation raids across the United States."
New Leader for Reform Jewish Movement's Commission on Social Action
"Today, leaders of the Commission on Social Action (CSA), a joint body of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the Union for Reform Judaism, announced that Susan Friedberg Kalson has been unanimously selected as the next chair of the Commission on Social Action. "
Stories We Tell: Who Will Help
Has there ever been a problem in your life that needed to be solved, and you knew you might be able to fix it? This week, join Rabbi Leora Kaye as she tells the story about a farmer who encounters a large boulder stuck in the middle of the road and does what she knows is the only right thing to do.
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Stories We Tell: The Hamantaschen Souls
Many of us know how it feels to be resistant to something, even when we know deep down that we are called to follow through with it. This week, Rabbi Phyllis Sommer of Am Shalom in Glencoe, IL tells the story of a town’s batch of hamantaschen who just refuse to be baked, and the rabbi who shows them just how important they are.
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Stories We Tell: The Rabbi and The Small Apartment
Many of us have had to change our daily routines recently as a precaution against coronavirus. With work and school now centered at home, our family dwellings might feel a little smaller. This week, join Saul Kaiserman, Director of Lifelong Learning at Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York, as he tells the story of a man living in his own small apartment with his family, and how their new living routine brought them closer together.
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