Introducing a New Way to Reflect on 5781
With deep gratitude to the Righteous Persons Foundation, we invite you to visit reflect.reformjudaism.org and to share this opportunity far and wide with your community.
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Helping Our Congregations Prepare for Hurricane Isaias
As we watch the predictions and follow local authorities’ preparations for Hurricane Isaias, the URJ stands ready to assist congregations before, during, and after the storm.
What We’ve Learned about Congregations and Movements During the Pandemic
We’ve been supporting congregations in ways that are both practical and aspirational, driven by their desire to respond to this moment and also to use it as a jumping-off point for deeper change.
The Top 10 Reasons (and Counting!) to be in The Tent
Since its launch in 2014, The Tent has served as communication and collaboration platform for lay and professional leaders of URJ-affiliated congregations. Here are 10 reasons you’ll want to be in The Tent.
We're a Multiracial Jewish Family; We Don't Have the Answers, but Here’s a Place to Start
Including Jews of Color or multiracial families for the point of “checking it off the list” needs to bite the dust. Multiracial families do not want to be ignored, but neither do they want to be seen as a way to achieve some sort of board directive
New Paths Toward a Very Jewish Summer: Announcing RJ on the Go and Other Digital Programming
While nothing can replace the feeling of being together in person, the URJ is pleased to introduce several exciting opportunities to connect families to Jewish life in a new way this summer – to all those who seek Jewish meaning, purpose, and joy in their homes.
Announcing the Audacious Hospitality Community Assessment Workbook, Available Now
This “idea checklist” is a starting point for reflection, conversation, and action within your community. It is intended to help your leadership team identify the steps needed to become a community rooted in principles of REDI, help you build on your existing measures, and aid in initiating new ones.
Lamenting and Mourning the 100k Americans Who Have Died of COVID-19
As faith leaders we must help to lead our congregations, communities, and country in this time of grief and lament in a way that will lead us forward more united as a country to address the very real challenges we face ahead. And that we must do together.
How Your Congregation Can Celebrate Pride Month During COVID-19
With no large gatherings or festive parades through the streets, how do we celebrate? It’s important to remember that LGBTQIA+ Pride itself is not something that can be cancelled, and there are many ways your congregation can safely celebrate and honor LGBTQIA+ Jews and our families.