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Union for Reform Judaism Leaders on Israel Election
March 5, 2020 – Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) President Rabbi Rick Jacobs and Chair Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman issued this statement following Israel’s general election this week:
Union for Reform Judaism Welcomes Israeli Supreme Court Ruling On Reform and Conservative Conversions
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the URJ, released the following statement on the decision by Israel’s Supreme Court on conversion performed by the Reform and Conservative movements in Israel.
URJ Response To President Trump’s Call To Immediately Open Houses of Worship
May 22, 2020; New York, NY – Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
URJ Statement: Witnessing Protests, Rage, and Our Torah's Unbending Demand for Justice
On Shavuot, as we received the Torah anew, with its unbending demand for justice, we also witnessed protests in Minneapolis, Louisville, and around the United States following the all-too-familiar lethargy in bringing George Floyd’s killers to justice.
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: