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URJ Leader: “We call for the immediate release of Lara Alqasem”
The URJ calls for the immediate release of American student Lara Alqasem, who has been detained by the Israeli government for over a week.
Union for Reform Judaism Increases Commitment to Israel and Zionism, Strengthening Israel Education, Engagement, and Activism
The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) announces the next evolutionary step in deepening its support for Zionism and love for Israel as core beliefs and central tenets of North American Reform Jewish life.
Statement Of Union For Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Responding To Shooting At Tree Of Life Congregation In Pittsburgh
The slaughter of our brothers and sisters praying in their holy synagogue this Shabbat in Pittsburgh breaks our collective heart.
Statement of Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Responding to the Mass Shooting in El Paso, TX
"Clergy colleagues throughout El Paso will faithfully and lovingly hold up the families of the slain and wounded. So too our hearts – indeed the hearts and prayers of all people of good conscience across the nation – are with those families."
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs: “Israel’s Decision To Bar U.S. Representatives Is Wrong. Democracies Do Not Hide.”
Israel’s decision to bar U.S. Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering the country is wrong, full stop. Democracies do not hide; they can protect their security and well-being and also celebrate robust debate and engagement in the public square.
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to School Shooting in South Florida
Reform Movement leadership statements in response to yesterday’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which left at least 17 people dead and many more injured.
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs On U.S. Embassy In Jerusalem: “May It Be A House Of Peace”
Statement from Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, about the inauguration of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs on Deaths and Violence in Gaza
Statement from Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, in response to the deadly violence in Gaza.
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to School Shooting in South Florida
"We are heartbroken by the tragic news from Parkland... Our hearts ache for the victims, their loved ones, and the entire Parkland community."
Reform Jewish Movement Decries House Passage of ADA Education and Reform Act
"We decry the House passage of the ADA Education and Reform Act - destructive legislation that creates new, discriminatory barriers for people with disabilities and tears at the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act."