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Reform Jewish Leader Urges President to Protect DACA Applicants from Deportation
For Immediate Release
December 1, 2016
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Graham Roth
202.387.2800 | news@rac.org
Reform Jewish Leader Expresses Concern for Safety of Standing Rock Protesters
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2016
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Graham Roth
202.387.2800 | news@rac.org
Reform Jewish Leader Praises the Army's Decision on Standing Rock
For Immediate Release
December 5, 2016
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Graham Roth
202.387.2800 | news@rac.org
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to NC Legislature Failing to Repeal HB 2, the So-Called "Bathroom Bill"
For Immediate Release
December 22, 2016
Contact: Max Rosenblum: 202-387-2800, news@rac.org
Reform Jewish Leaders Denounce Russian Aggression in Ukraine
We are deeply concerned about the potential for military action and the resulting loss of life spurred by Vladimir Putin’s seemingly insatiable desire to fulfill his vision of a new Russian empire.
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to Uptick in Antisemitic Incidents
In the last several weeks, several incidents of antisemitism in North America have been perpetrated that are of deep concern to us as Jews and should be of equal concern to all people of good will.
Reform Movement Responds to Senate Vote on Women’s Health Protection Act
Although we are disappointed that the cloture vote failed, we will continue to work to enact this vital legislation that would help protect access to abortion by creating federal protections against state restrictions and establishes a right for health care providers to provide, and their patients to receive, abortion services free of restrictions and bans that unnecessarily delay or obstruct access to care.
Stories We Tell: What it Takes to Get in
Three souls are met by the Heavenly Tribunal as they approach the gates of Paradise: a learned rabbi, a pious man, and a tavern keeper. Each one makes their case as to why they should enter Paradise, but who among them instantly earns the Tribunal's favor?
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URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Responds To Nomination Of David Friedman To Be U.S. Ambassador To Israel
The concerns we raised during Donald Trump's presidential campaign – which were the subject of my exchange of letters with then-campaign adviser David Friedman at that time – remain. In fact, they are exacerbated by this appointment.
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Asks President-Elect Trump About Comments By David Friedman
New York, NY; December 20, 2016 -- Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), sent the following letter to President-Elect Donald Trump today about David Friedman, the nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel: