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Repentance and Repair

This resource features recordings of an interview with author Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg and remarks by Reform Movement leaders with a discussion guide that can be used to enhance your congregational, communal, or individual experience during the High Holiday season of reflection and repentance.

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Ethics Accountability

The safety of every person in our community is our sacred moral responsibility. This is, and always will be, our highest priority. Learn how to report incidents of harassment, abuse, or misconduct to the URJ or other Reform movement institutions.

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Every Voice, Every Vote

Learn how you can take action in the Reform Jewish Movement's 2022 campaign to strengthen our democracy by encouraging and protecting voter participation.

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URJ 2021 Annual Report

Learn about the work the URJ did in 2021 to engage growing numbers of people in Jewish life, pursue social justice at the local and national levels, encourage young people to lead us into the future, and deepen our commitment to a democratic and pluralistic Israel.

What's New

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A $3,250 Gift for Your B’nei Mitzvah Teens

December 8, 2022
We are excited to announce that, thanks to a generous commitment from RootOne LLC (seeded by The Marcus Foundation and powered by The Jewish Education Project), the certificate will now be worth $3,250!* We hope that this increased amount allows all Reform Jewish teens to travel to Israel as a rite of passage.
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Give the Gift of Torah (Literally!)

December 5, 2022
Could you imagine a new Reform congregation in Latin America, Eastern Europe, or Asia that has congregants, a rabbi, and a strong desire to increase their Jewish knowledge and connection, but no Torah? If you have more than enough or know of scrolls left without a home after a congregational merger or closing, we hope that you might consider giving or lending a scroll to a congregation that needs one.
Leadership Development
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Presidential Networks: Being Part of a Group Makes All the Difference

November 10, 2022
One of the most consistent messages we hear from congregational presidents is that they often feel alone with the heavy weight of responsibility for their congregation. While we encourage and work with them to build sacred partnerships with professionals, clergy, and fellow lay leaders at their congregations, we also hear that they want to be connected to people who are in the same role at other congregations.
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Press Releases

Religious Pluralism in Israel
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Reform Movement Statement on Conversion Issue / Law of Return Grandchild Clause

Jews around the world are experiencing a rise in antisemitism on a scale not seen in nearly 80 years. As such, it is deeply disturbing to see members of Israel’s likely new governing coalition advancing an effort to shun those worldwide who identify as Jews, including those who are fleeing horrific violence, persecution, and discrimination based on their Jewishness, either through revoking recognition of Reform, Conservative, and modern Orthodox conversions or abolishing the Law of Return’s grandchild clause.
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This Week's Torah Portion

This Week's Torah Portion

Vayishlach
וַיִּשְׁלַח
[Jacob] Sent

Jacob now sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, in the countryside of Edom. - Genesis 32:4

Torah

Genesis 32:4−36:43

Haftarah

Hosea 11:7-12:12 [historic: Obadiah 1:1-21]

When

/ 16 Kislev 5783
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The URJ-ADL Partnership to Combat Antisemitism and Hate

Amid an alarming rise in antisemitic rhetoric and violence, the Union for Reform Judaism has joined with the Anti-Defamation League, the world’s leading anti-hate organization, to create a multi-faceted digital resource that provides congregations and individuals with tools to respond to acts of antisemitism and hate in their communities.

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Questions?

The primary URJ contact for congregational leaders is the Knowledge Network team. Call 1.855.URJ.1800. 

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Become a Leader

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HUC-JIR is the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism.

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The Tent

Connect with other lay and professional Jewish leaders to share experience, expertise and resources. 

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Careers

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Find career opportunities at the Union for Reform Judaism.

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