Interfaith Clergy Visit Detention Center in McAllen, Texas to Urge End to Separation of Families
On Thursday, June 21, an interfaith delegation of 40 religious leaders representing the Jewish, Catholic, Protestant and Muslim traditions, including the Reverend Al Sharpton; Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism; Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York; and Imam Johari Abdul-Malik will visit the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Centralized Processing Center and hold a press conference outside to demand that the Trump administration immediately end the zero tolerance policy and stop separating families at our nation’s borders.
Beloved Jewish Educational Video Studio BimBam To Close & Finds New Home For Award-Winning Content Online At ReformJudaism.org
ReformJudaism.org, the Union for Reform Judaism’s flagship educational website reaching more than three million visitors annually, will steward all digital storytelling content produced by award-winning digital studio BimBam beginning April 2.
For The First Time Since Tubbs Fire, Campers To Return To URJ Camp Newman’s Santa Rosa Campus For Day-Long Outdoor Adventure Program
Statement On Israel Election: URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Statement of Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs in Response to the Attacks in Sri Lanka
April 21, 2019 – Following the horrific attacks in Sri Lanka, Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs stated:
URJ and The Kraus Family Foundation Announce the Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus Initiative for Immigrant and Refugee Justice
Statement of Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs in Response to the Deadly Shooting at Chabad of Poway
URJ and CCAR Statement on Israel Under Attack
We hope and pray that the cease fire holds, and at the same time, the Union for Reform Judaism and Central Conference of American Rabbis deplore the massive rocket attack unleashed upon Israel and its citizens by Islamic Jihad and Hamas, the terrorist clients of the Iranian regime, which controls the Gaza Strip.