Watch "Healing, Hope, Action," a Reform Jewish Gathering after the U.S. Capitol Insurrection

January 8, 2021Kate Bigam Kaput

Before the start of Shabbat, the Reform Jewish community hosted a live webinar, "Healing, Hope, Action: A Reform Movement Pre-Shabbat Gathering," an opportunity for Reform leaders to share a Jewish framing for what we’re experiencing both communally and as a country – including words of comfort, a discussion about what role we have to play in this moment, and how we can move forward in a unified way during these deeply troubling times.

Speakers were:

Full text of Rabbi Jacobs' address is available online. If you missed this webinar, watch a recording on the Union for Reform Judaism's Facebook page, and be sure to like that page for future updates. 

Here are some of the resources shared on the call that may be helpful to you in this moment:

You're invited to join the Reform Movement for another live webinar, “Healing, Hope, Action: The Capitol Insurrection – Where Do We Go from Here?” on Wed., January 13 from 8-9 p.m. ET. Register now at www.urj.org/whatsnext.

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