Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Rabbi Rick Jacobs (he/him) is the president of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), the largest Jewish movement in North America, with almost 850 congregations and nearly 1.5 million members. An innovative thought leader, dynamic visionary, and representative of progressive Judaism, he spent 20 years as the spiritual leader of Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, NY. Deeply dedicated to global social justice issues, he has led disaster response efforts in Haiti and Darfur.

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Enough is Enough: How to Demand Equality from Israel's Leaders

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

On Selichot, the Reform Movement will join a broad-based  grass-roots email campaign directed at Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Rivlin, Speaker of the Knesset Edelstein, and Diaspora Affairs Minister Bennett to let them know that because Israel matters so deeply to us, we demand an end to the ultra-Orthodox monopoly that not only dictates under what conditions progressive Jews may pray at the Kotel (Western Wall), but also how Israel rejects the diversity of our people by representing only one living Judaism through its courts, its governmental policies, and its public spaces.

How to Reframe the Doorway into Jewish Life

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

A while back I had an opportunity to chat with Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, a longtime Chabad-Lubavitch leader with whom I am friends. When I asked him what his top three priorities are for the coming year, here's how he responded - and why it matters to us.