Disaster Relief

Communication, Professionalism, and Compassion: The URJ's Response to Hurricane Matthew

Richard Holtz

October 27, 2016

As a trained professional first responder, I’ve been taught how to deal with potentially impending crisis – and I’ve been through many of them. The URJ helped me through this one.

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How You Can Help Those Affected by the Louisiana Floods

Anna Herman

August 21, 2016

I’m grateful this community has welcomed us and allowed us to do our part to aid them, and I’m counting on the support of our entire community to help get the Baton Rouge area back on its feet. Want to help?

Disaster Relief

How to Help Victims of the Alberta Wildfires

Barbara Weinstein

May 10, 2016

Donations are being accepted by the Jewish Federations of Canada – UIA Alberta Fire Relief Fund. Here's how to donate.

Where to Donate to Nepalese Earthquake Relief Efforts

April 26, 2015

Following a deadly 7.9-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, April 25, 2015 - the worst to hit that Nepal since 1934 - thousands of people in Nepal and in neighboring India are in need of immediate help.

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URJ Continues Disaster Relief Funding

March 18, 2014

This week, the Union for Reform Judaism disbursed its second round of disaster relief funding to support rebuilding efforts following Typhoon Haiyan. To date, the URJ has released nearly $250,000 for the relief efforts, and we continue to partner with both North America and Philippines-based NGOs to support the most critical needs related to the recovery. Here is a summary of the March 2014 allocations:

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