URJ and Israel: Post-October 7th Updates and Resources
Our hearts are with the people of Israel at this difficult time and we pray for the safety and immediate release of all of the hostages.
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Six Months of Captivity: A Conversation with Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin
As we move into Pesach, the holiday of freedom and liberation, join us for this important opportunity to discuss what we can do to push for the immediate liberation of all hostages being held by Hamas.
Conference of Presidents Members Rebut Statement on Majority Leader Schumer Meeting
We are deeply disturbed by the condemnatory statement issued yesterday by the Conference of Presidents (COP) following a meeting with Majority Leader Schumer.
Reform Leaders Respond to Majority Leader Schumer’s Address on a Pathway to Peace and Two-State Solution
Majority Leader Schumer’s love of and care for Israel’s future is unquestioned, as is his commitment to a peaceful future for Israelis and Palestinians alike. We pray that his vision of two states, side by side in peace and security, can someday be made real.
Longstanding URJ Positions on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The URJ is committed to a Jewish, democratic state of Israel, flourishing in peace and security. One of the URJ’s six core values, which are the moral and ethical imperatives that undergird everything we do, is Israel and Jewish Peoplehood. We believe that Kol yisrael arevim zeh ba’zeh (Shevuot 39a), “All of Israel and the Jewish people are responsible, one for the other.” We are committed to the safety and vitality of the Jewish people and to a secure and just state of Israel as a home – for all Jews and for all its inhabitants. The URJ has also long expressed overwhelming support for a Palestinian state alongside the Jewish state of Israel, reached through a negotiated agreement between the two parties. We are on record over many decades opposing the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip that began in 1967. We have also opposed -- and continue to oppose --expansion of settlements in the West Bank and the oppressive treatment of the Palestinian population.