Racial Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

URJ to Expand Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Work With $600,000 Grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation

August 12, 2020

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan awarded the URJ a $600,000 multi-year grant to advance Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) within the URJ and the Reform Jewish Movement as a whole.

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Announcing the Audacious Hospitality Community Assessment Workbook, Available Now

By

Chris Harrison

This “idea checklist” is a starting point for reflection, conversation, and action within your community. It is intended to help your leadership team identify the steps needed to become a community rooted in principles of REDI, help you build on your existing measures, and aid in initiating new ones.

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7 URJ Camps Receive Grants to Focus on Accessibility and Inclusion

By

Chris Harrison

Thanks to the Foundation for Jewish Camp, seven of our URJ camps have received grants to make their grounds and programming as accessible to as many campers and visitors as possible.

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ReformJudaism.org Launches Wholly Jewish, A New Podcast About Jewish Identity

February 19, 2019

The Wholly Jewish podcast from ReformJudaism.org explores what we all have in common as we live and balance complex and nuanced identities. It’s these varied identities that, when braided together, make us wholly ourselves – and “Wholly Jewish.”

Audacious Hospitality

Audacious Hospitality is the focused effort on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work. We believe that there is more than one authentic way to be Jewish and acknowledge that our diversity is an essential component to making our communities whole.