Preparing for the High Holidays in Challenging Times

Stay updated on the best collaborative thinking across the Reform Movement, as we grapple with how to celebrate the High Holiday season this year: scenario-planning, how to create community at a distance, how to best use technology, understanding the impact of High Holiday themes, and how clergy, staff, and lay people can work together to create your vision for these unique and holy days.

The Reform Movement's 2020 Civic Engagement Campaign

Every Voice. Every Vote. Join the nonpartisan effort to strengthen our democracy by encouraging everyone to participate in the U.S. election and ensure that Reform Jewish values are represented in the public square.

COVID-19 Resources for Congregations

To help you prioritize your community’s health, safety, and spiritual wellbeing, we’ve compiled a list of helpful resources that is being updated as additional resources become available. 

Announcing RJ on the Go and Other Digital Programming

While nothing can replace the feeling of being together in person, the URJ has introduced several exciting opportunities to connect families to Jewish life in a new way this summer.

Press Releases

Joint Statement from the URJ, CCAR, RA, USCJ, RRA and Reconstructing Judaism on Solidarity with the ADL and the Importance of Coalitions for Justice

Today, the URJ and CCAR joined with the Conservative and Reconstructionist Movements to issue a statement affirming our historic and ongoing close partnership with the ADL and our commitment to continuing to work in broad coalitions across lines of faith and race to heal what is broken in our world.

URJ Statement: The Abraham Accords

The URJ praises the announcement of an historic peace deal that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, known as the “Abraham Accords,” and hopes it will lead other countries in the region to follow suit and provide an opportunity for Israel and its Palestinian neighbors to return to the negotiating table.

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