David Bezmozgis Wins Reform Judaism Prize for Jewish Fiction
Nov. 4, 2004--David Bezmozgis, a 31-year-old Canadian author, has won the 2004 Reform Judaism Prize for Jewish Fiction for N atasha: And Other Stories (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), his debut collection of short stories.
Union for Reform Judaism Distributes $80,000 in Sudan Relief Funds
NEW YORK - The Union for Reform Judaism is giving $80,000 to organizations dedicated to helping the men, women, and children affected by the ongoing violence in Sudan as its first allocation of dollars donated to its Disaster Relief Fund.
Denouncing Arson Threat
Yoffie and Saperstein: We are disgusted and outraged by those who have threatened to use violence and arson against Presbyterian churches to protest the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s recent steps toward divestment from Israel.
New Torah Commentary
When The Torah: A Modern Commentary was first published in 1981, it was not only the first liberal Torah commentary ever produced in English but also the first full Jewish commentary on the full Torah to be created in North America.
Reform Jewish Leader Condemns Pat Robertson Statements Concerning Prime Minister Sharon
New York - January 5, 2006 - Referring to a statement on the January 5 edition of Christian Broadcasting Network's (CBN) The 700 Club, in which host Rev. Pat Robertson suggested that Ariel Sharon is being punished by God for dividing the Land of Israel, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, Presiden
Reform Jewish Leader Condemns Bombing in Tel Aviv
Washington, January 19, 2006 - In response to today's suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center, issued the following statement:
Reform Jewish Leader Commemorates the 33rd Anniversary of Roe V. Wade Supreme Court Decision
New York, January 22, 2006- On occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, Rabbi Marla J. Feldman, Director of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
Reform Jewish Leader Praises Supreme Court Decision Protecting Religious Freedom
Washington, February 21, 2006- In response to today's Supreme Court decision in Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao do Vegetal, et al.