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What should I bring to a Passover seder?
Your best plan: Ask your hosts what you can bring for the seder, or for the dinner.
I’m a Jew-by-choice. Can we plan to name our baby after a living relative who is not Jewish?
In Ashkenazic practice (Jews of Eastern European origin), the custom is to name a child after a relative who has died, while Sephardim (Jews of Spanish and Middle Eastern origin) tend to name their children after living relatives. Reform practice allows either option.
Is there a Jewish holiday that highlights love?
A little-known holiday is Tu B'Av, a day marked by dancing and courtship.
Reform Movement Assails Policy Banning Transgender People from Serving in U.S. Military
For Immediate Release
July 26, 2017
Contact: Max Rosenblum
202.387.2800 | news@rac.org
Reform Movement Relieved at Rejection of Health Care Repeal
"Jewish tradition demands that we work tirelessly until all people receive the care they need."
For Immediate Release
July 28, 2017
URJ President Issues Statement on Anti-Semitism
"It should go without question that the anti-Semitic, homophobic, and transphobic invective spewed by Louis Farrakhan is hateful and worthy of condemnation by all those who seek to strengthen the American community."
Reform Jewish Movement Hosts Student-Led Gathering before March for Our Lives
"On Saturday, March 24, 2018, the Reform Jewish Movement, led by NFTY, will host March For Our Lives: The Reform Movement Marches Together, a pre-march gathering featuring worship, speeches and action."
Reform Jewish Movement Denounces Decision to Add Citizenship Question to 2020 Census
"We strongly condemn the Department of Commerce’s decision to include a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census."
Reform Jewish Movement Condemns Decision to Roll Back Federal Affirmative Action Guidance
“We are deeply disappointed by the Trump administration’s misguided decision to rescind federal guidance that encourages schools and universities to consider race in their admission processes."