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URJ Statement Regarding Synagogue Attack in Halle, Germany
We mourn the two lives lost, and painfully recognize that it’s only because the gunman was unable to enter the synagogue that even greater bloodshed was prevented.
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to Removal of U.S. Troops at Turkish-Syrian Border
"The humanitarian crisis triggered by President Trump’s sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Turkish-Syrian border is senseless, painful, and must end."
Union for Reform Judaism Statement on Connecticut Synagogue Bomb Threat
New York, NY; October 25, 2019 - Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs issued the following statement in response to today’s bomb threat called in to Congregation B’nai Israel in Bridgeport, CT, a URJ member congregation.
URJ Statement On Keren Kayemeth L’Israel Land Purchases in the West Bank
As the largest Jewish Movement in North America, we remain committed to a democratic and pluralistic Israel, and two states for two peoples. Accordingly, we emphatically and continually oppose all land acquisition by the Jewish National Fund (KKL) outside the sovereign borders of the State of Israel, known as the Green Line.
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to Removal of U.S. Troops at Turkish-Syrian Border
“The humanitarian crisis triggered by President Trump’s sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Turkish-Syrian border is senseless, painful, and must end."
Reform Jewish Movement Mourns the Death of U.S. Representative Elijah E. Cummings
"The Reform Jewish Movement mourns the death of U.S. Representative Elijah E. Cummings. Representative Cummings was a staunch advocate for racial justice and civil rights, working closely with the Reform Jewish community, in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., to address these and other critical issues, including relationships across lines of difference and a strong U.S.- Israel relationship."
Reform Jewish Movement Leaders Applaud Massachusetts Legislature’s Veto Override to Expand Abortion Access
“We applaud the Massachusetts legislature’s work to protect reproductive rights and eliminate medically unnecessary barriers to abortion access."
Reform Jewish Leader Denounces Assault on a Peaceful Transition of Power
"The effort by some members of Congress to functionally overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election are nothing less than an assault on the peaceful transition of power and American democracy."
Reform Jewish Movement Condemns Insurrectionists' Breaching of the Capitol Building
"We are witnessing an unprecedented assault not just on the U.S. Capitol building and members of Congress, but on American democracy itself."
Reform Jewish Leaders on Capitol Insurrection and White Supremacy
"Let’s be clear: The white nationalists were attempting to undermine our government while Black Lives Matter protesters were demanding to be included in our democracy."