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LGBTQ+ Jewish Leaders Featured in Wholly Jewish, A ReformJudaism.org Podcast
ReformJudaism.org, the flagship website of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), reaching more than three million visitors annually, has launched season two of its podcast Wholly Jewish. Just in time for Pride Month, this season will continue to celebrate its diversity by sharing stories from Jewish members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Reform Jewish Leadership Statement: Black Lives Matter is a Jewish Value
Black Lives Matter is a Jewish Value: A Statement from Reform Jewish Movement Leadership
Over 800 Jewish Clergy Express Support for the Right to Protest
More than 800 rabbis and cantors from denominations representing a wide array of the American Jewish community today released a letter urging police and law enforcement not to interfere with peaceful protests taking place throughout the U.S.
Reform Jewish Movement Applauds Supreme Court Victory Protecting LGBTQ Workers
“We celebrate the Supreme Court’s historic decision protecting the LGBTQ community from workplace discrimination. By ruling that Title VII prohibits sex discrimination including discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, the Court has affirmed the right of all Americans to work free from the threat of these types of prejudice."
Reform Movement Applauds Supreme Court Decision Preserving DACA
In response to today’s Supreme Court decision preserving the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, released the following statement on behalf of the Union for Reform Judaism, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the wider Reform Movement Institutions:
Reform Movement Applauds Supreme Court Decision Affirming Abortion Access
In response to today’s Supreme Court decision in June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo to block an unconstitutional targeted regulation of abortion provider (TRAP) law in Louisiana, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and Rabbi Marla Feldman, executive director of Women of Reform Judaism, released the following statement on behalf of the Union for Reform Judaism, Women of Reform Judaism, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the wider Reform Movement Institutions:
Reform Jewish Movement Denounces Supreme Court Decision Allowing Government Funding of Religious Education
In response to the Supreme Court decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue permitting state funding of private religious education, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, released the following statement on behalf of the Union for Reform Judaism, the Central Conference on American Rabbis and the wider Reform Movement institutions: