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Learn more about the ways the URJ is paving the path to a vibrant Jewish future, and what you can do to help.
Legislative Update on Voting Rights
On June 25, 2013, the Supreme Court ruling in Shelby County v. Holder invalidated parts of the Voting Rights Act.
About Inside Leadership
Inside Leadership, the blog at URJ.org, is a source for Reform Jewish leaders to get the latest news and though-provoking articles about Jewish communal life.
Soup-er Bowl Kick-Off
When all the food is being consumed during the Super Bowl- Why not donate a can of soup for those less fortunate. A Super Bowl tzedakah project donating cans of soup to a soup kitchen. For all the food that is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday there are still those that go without.
South Bronx-Port Washington Community Partnership
The Temple partnered with two churches in the South Bronx in order to foster connections between the communities. Through tutoring, blood drives, homeless shelters, and other means, the communities have worked together through iner-faith relations to help make our world a better place.
Sowing Bread in the Sea: A Psalm for Tashlich
This piece of liturgy was written for Jews For Racial & Economic Justice in New York City. Its themes will be resonant for residents of so many of our cities and towns. It may be used in your congregation's High Holiday services or Tashlich ceremony, or in other gatherings for worship or protest. You may want to use this psalm as part of the service Tashlich for a Just City.
Step-Up Ministry
A synagogue co-partners with a local Presbyterian Church and other supporting congregations and organizations in a program to take working homeless families through proscribed steps or phases to make them self-sufficient.
Successful CSAs: Kol Ami (Philadelphia, PA)
Kol Ami has served for four seasons as a Hazon CSA host site, bringing together the congregational and local community around healthy, locally-grown food.
Support Our Troops
Congregation sends donations to help support our troops. Community Contact Information: RAC’s Support Our Troops site: http://rac.org/pubs/packets/sos/. Goals: Provide necessities to keep morale up among our troops. Give thanks to the soldiers who put their lives on the line for us.