Acting Together for Justice
Through advocacy campaigns, hands-on volunteering opportunities, and leadership training, the URJ galvanizes people throughout North America to ensure religious freedom, pluralism, acceptance, and justice.
Social Justice
Why Advocacy is Central to Reform Judaism
It has become axiomatic that to be a Jew is to care about the world around us. To be a Reform Jew is to hear the voice of the prophets in our head; to be engaged in the ongoing work of tikkun olam; to strive to improve the world in which we live.
How can a Fiscally Conservative Reform Jew be an Advocate for Economic Justice?
by Bob Silber
My wife's inspiration coupled with the cooperation of Immediate Past Chair of the URJ Board Peter Weidhorn and Director of the Religious Action Center Rabbi David Saperstein made it possible for a group of approximately 50 Reform Jews to come