Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman

Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman

Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman (she/her) is the chair of the URJ North American Board, and past chair of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism. She is a member of Congregation B'nai Israel in Sacramento, CA.

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URJ Ethics Accountability: Sharing Our Progress - March 2024

Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman
The URJ is deeply committed to living our values – values that were renewed and affirmed in 2022 as part of our strategic direction work. These values guide us as we seek to create a world in which Judaism enables all people to experience peace and wholeness (shalom), justice and equity (tzedek), and belonging and joy (shayachut and simcha).
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Making Amends: A Message for Yom Kippur 5784

Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman
As Yom Kippur 5784 approaches, our commitment to making amends and pursuing restorative justice remains resolute. Even as the final shofar blast sounds at the end of Neilah, we will continue to hold ourselves accountable and atone for the harm suffered by victims and survivors. We will never shirk this challenging, morally demanding work.  
A compass with the needle pointing to the word ETHICS to illustrate ethical accountability for sexual abuse in our institutions

URJ Ethics Accountability: Sharing Our Progress - August 2023

Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman

The URJ recognizes that transparency must include effective communication with victims/survivors and the greater community, and we want to share our progress as we continue to implement and uphold our commitment to ethics accountability. On the URJ Ethics

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How to Help Support Israel's Democracy

Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman
Rabbi Josh Weinberg
Daryl Messinger
Here are some ways you and your community can support Israeli democracy and the Israeli Reform Movement during this critical moment.
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A Roadmap Forward: Striving for Accountability and Repair

Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman
The URJ’s ethics accountability efforts over the past year have included a key commitment to accountability and restorative justice for all victims-survivors of abuse and misconduct in URJ spaces.