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URJ Leaders Welcome Election of Dr. Andrew Rehfeld as President of HUC-JIR
Dec 18, 2018
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URJ's Rabbi Rick Jacobs Welcomes Rabbi Hara Person as CCAR Chief Executive
Nov 15, 2018
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URJ Stands with Israel and the Residents of the South
Nov 13, 2018
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Union for Reform Judaism Invests in LGBTQIA+ Leadership Development
Nov 08, 2018
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Now Is the Time to Change Marriage Laws in Israel
Jan 14, 2019|URJ Staff
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What Happens When a National News Story Is Slanted
Jan 08, 2019|Rabbi Lynne Downey Goldsmith
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11 Opportunities for Your Congregation’s Teens this Summer
Jan 08, 2019
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4 Ways We Can Resolve to Be More Hospitable in 2019
Jan 08, 2019|April Baskin
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This Week's Torah Portion
B'shalach
Now When [Pharaoh] Let [the People] Go
Exodus 13:17−17:16

Now when Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although it was nearer; for God said, "The people may have a change of heart when they see war, and return to Egypt." - Exodus 13:17

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