URJ Heller High: Creating a Better Jewish Future
If progressive Judaism is going to prevail, the Union for Reform Judaism must be investing in ways to connect young Jews to our traditions, to Israel, and to our future.
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Rabbi Rick Jacobs Pays His Respects to President Shimon Peres
May President Peres's memory continue to be for a blessing for the State of Israel, for the entire Jewish people, and, indeed, for the whole world.
Join Us: Demand Equality at Israel's Holiest Site
We need you to convey to the Israeli government the urgency and significance of equality for Reform and progressive Jews in Israel.
Enough is Enough: How to Demand Equality from Israel's Leaders
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.
Join Us for Webinar Update on the Kotel
On Wednesday, September 21st, Reform Jewish leaders will host a webinar to discuss the ongoing situation at the Western Wall.
Words Can Kill: Reflecting on LGBT Issues in Israel
In recent days, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has been under a blistering attack by various political and social groups. On the eve of the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade, whose theme this year will be a memorial to 16-year-old Shira Banki, who was stabbed to death at last year's parade by an ultra-Orthodox extremist, there is a heavy feeling in the LGBT community.v
Hollywood’s Reform Rabbi Takes on a Top American Zionist Role
Rabbi John Rosove has a list of issues for which he thinks the American Reform movement can provide much-needed support in Israel, from African immigration to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Earlier this month, Rosove assumed the position of board chairman for the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA), the Zionist wing of the national Reform movement.
The Power of a Movement: 3 Lessons Learned When Our Torah Was Detained at the Kotel
During a crisis, we collaborated with Reform leadership on aspects of our response from diplomacy and communications to social media and public relations. Every one of the 900 North American Reform congregations should recognize and value the range of expertise and resources available within the URJ’s congregational network.
The Reform Movement Mourns the Victims of the Tel Aviv Shooting Attack
As news reports with more details came in from Tel Aviv last night, we are shocked and horrified at the sight of two gunmen, dressed as ultra-Orthodox Jews, who opened fire at diners in the Sarona Market.
Women of the Wall Leader Detained at Kotel with Torah that Survived the Holocaust
Rabbi Mona Alfi, the senior rabbi of Congregation B'nai Israel in Sacramento, CA, sent a letter today to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressing “great concern and distress” about the detainment of Lesley Sachs, director of Women of the Wall, at the Kotel today.