Current Events
The URJ’s Yolanda Savage-Narva Speaks at the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Yolanda Savage-Narva, assistant vice president of Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) for the Union for Reform Judaism, was a featured speaker at the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington.
The Importance of Security Training and Education: Remembering the Colleyville Hostage Crisis
January 15 marks the one-year anniversary of the hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel, a Reform congregation in Colleyville, TX.
A Letter to the Jewish Community
I read a quote today by Sy Smith that said, "Black people in the U.S. are expected to keep on keeping on, no matter what..."
We Are Witnessing History
As a Black woman, a Jew, an American, and a human being, April 7, 2022, is a day that I will always remember. I will remember it for the historic event that it was: the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.
Steps You Can Take to Increase the Security of Your Community
The recent events of Colleyville, TX taught us that security training works and that having staff throughout your synagogue who are prepared to respond during the worst of circumstances can make your site more secure.