The Union for Reform Judaism’s Responses to the Increase in Antisemitic Incidents

As antisemitic rhetoric and violence escalate in North America and around the world, the Union for Reform Judaism is speaking out with urgency and clarity as a voice for Jewish safety, justice, and dignity. This page gathers our responses as we stand together to confront antisemitism and support Jewish communities in moments of fear, grief, and resolve.

June 9, 2025 - Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner with KOA Radio  (Boulder, CO) 

June 5, 2025 - Rabbi Rick Jacobs with The Guardian: Jewish Americans of all stripes reconsider safety protocols – but disagree on roots of recent violence

June 4, 2025 – Rabbi Rick Jacobs with Associated Press: 2 more attacks on Jews heighten concerns about security in and around US synagogues

June 3, 2025 – Rabbi Jonah Pesner on Fox 5 Washington, DC: DC's Jewish community reels from antisemitic attack in Colorado

June 2, 2025 - Rabbi Rick Jacobs’ response to the attack in Boulder, CO

May 22, 2025 – Statement on the Murders of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim

April 22, 2025 – Rabbi Rick Jacobs with Associated Press: Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the US

April 21, 2025 – Rabbi Jonah Pesner on Al Sharpton (MSNBC)

April 17, 2025 – Statement on Antisemitic Incident at Montreal Synagogue

April 16, 2025 - URJ Joins Coalition of Jewish Organizations in Rejecting the False Choice Between Jewish Safety and Democracy