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Laws that impede or prevent eligible Americans fundamental right to vote do not reflect the values that make our nation a beacon to the world.
Following the deeply polarizing 2016 election, the need for tikkun olam, world repair, is enormous. Here are six ways you can take action now.
How can we pursue acts of justice that help fulfill our vision of a world in which every person experiences wholeness, justice, and compassion?
Although I consider myself to be something of an introvert, more comfortable behind the scenes than on center stage, I am different now. I have found my voice through my passion for justice.
Pride Month offers LGBTQ folks and allies an opportunity to celebrate increased visibility, but this year, there is deep frustration for many in this vibrant community.
My own feeling is that right now, whatever your point of view on what to do about the ACA, you have a responsibility as a health professional and a Jew to weigh in.
Learn what led Anat Hoffman to a career as a Jewish activist, and what keeps her there as executive director of the Israel Religious Action Center.
As a young Jewish woman, one of the reasons I am so impassioned by this cause is because of the Jewish prayer for healing, the Mi Shebeirach.
Even as Shabbat is a day of rest, it also has the power to agitate, and thus is a call to action, a call for us to respond to the injustices we see in our world.
The onslaught of stories exposing powerful men committing acts of sexual violence against women is a sad reminder that we often are not safe in our own bodies.
DREAMers built this movement, we are honored to support it, and we are inspired by those immigrant activists who speak out for their right to stay in the only home they have known.
I am so grateful for the experience I had at JDAD 2018, and I am inspired by the unique approach the Jewish community takes to advocacy on these complex issues.
I promise that for the rest of my life, I will fight for your safety. I will fight for your freedom from fear. I will fight in memory of Alyssa Alhadeff, and in honor of all of you.
With movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp, it is the time for women to mobilize using the fearless power of their voices.
Being Black and Jewish is inextricably linked to my passion for Torah, Jewish tradition, culture, and ritual, all braided together like the strands of a loaf of challah.
In the aftermath of the Parkland shooting, we are inspired by America’s teens and heartened by the leadership businesses are showing to confront gun violence.
What adults could not accomplish, our teens have begun to make happen, changing the course of our country’s history.
Marching this weekend was only part of our journey to end gun violence in America. Our march didn’t end when we headed home.
At this Passover season, our children – the wise ones, the motivated ones, the angry ones, and the fearful ones – are asking us their own four questions.
We are urging Congress to pass comprehensive legislation that would improve public safety, prevent gun violence, and save lives. After you've made your call, let us know how it went!
I had heard of the Rohingya people, but admittedly knew little about the depths of their suffering and the atrocities they were enduring.
It is a blessing to stand side by side with other rabbis, cantors, priests, imams, and pastors, to demonstrate our commitment to achieving a more just and compassionate immigration system.
We have witnessed traumatic cruelty in the U.S. recently. If witnessing it has been traumatic, we can only begin to imagine the pain of those who suffered it directly.
We must continue to work to realize the Reform Jewish community;s vision of a world where all people experience justice, compassion, and wholeness.
Imagine being forcibly separated from your loved one. This scenario may evoke thoughts of one of the darkest times in Jewish history. Yet, this is happening today, in America.
Despite yesterday’s government shutdown, this group of teens figured out a way to deliver their impassioned lobbying speeches.
As I watch human tragedies unfold on the U.S.-Mexican border and elsewhere, nothing is helping me more right now than a conversation I had on my radio show On Being with literary...
My name is Tali, and I just spent three and a half weeks learning how to be an effective and just leader
My teens lobbied their members of Congress on LGBTQ equality, comprehensive sexuality ed, climate change, the minimum wage, refugee resettlement, and gun violence prevention, each choosing an issue...
On January 21, millions of women and supporters around the globe turned out to demonstrate peacefully for human rights and against hate. But how do we turn a moment into a movement?
In Canada, our social justice initiatives focus on child poverty, refugee resettlement, and advocating for the Aboriginal community, among other issues.
Reform Judaism calls upon us to be civically engaged, making a direct call to action to involve ourselves in shaping our institutions to propel our world toward justice.
It's important to raise our voices in opposition to rolling back environmental regulations and other measures to prevent further climate change. Here's what you can do to join the Jewish community...
Today is the day we act by voting – taking the step that will help move us from desiring a better world to building a better world.
Recently, I traveled to Tornillo, TX, to witness and protest the detention camp there. Since my return, the experience has challenged me in ways I did not expect.
God created human beings to partner with God to shape a world of justice and compassion. The sphere of divine concern is global, extending to all who inhabit the planet.
As a follow-up to last month’s March for Our Lives, Reform Jewish young people have designated April 10th as a National Call-In Day for Gun Violence Prevention.
Tonight marks the Sabbath before the yahrzeit for 14 youths and three adults shot to death at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School.
On the first anniversary of the Parkland shooting, we remember the lost lives and the lost innocence of an entire generation that is using its voice to stop gun violence.
We come from different backgrounds but are driven by a simple shared goal: justice for all LGBTQ people, especially transgender and gender non-conforming folks.
The Passover story reminds us that in every generation an enemy rises up to destroy us. These enemies do not define us nor will they defeat us. Am Yisrael Chai.
April 2 is Equal Pay Day, the day in April dedicated, annually, to educating and addressing the wage gap between men and women.
Let’s celebrate Canada Day by embracing diversity, reaffirming our duty to care for each other, and ensuring our communal places reflect hospitality and lovingkindness.
“My faith requires me with every fiber of my being, to oppose the inhumane conditions in which infants, children and their parents are being caged.”
Attacks on people of faith are animated by white supremacy and white nationalism, which are on the rise. Dismantling this system of hate “requires deep partnership across all communities...
We must continue to express moral outrage, hold our government accountable, and insist that immigrants belong with their families, out of cages, and in communities.
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Our statement is rooted in the themes of repentance and reflection, all the more relevant as we enter a time of self-reflection during the month of Elul. I invite you to read the complete...
I chose to spend the last day of summer before seventh grade participating in the 2019 Sacramento Lobby Day with the California Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC-CA). This was a very...
Whether or not you were able to attend the Consultation on Conscience, you can take action on some of the many issues discussed there. Here are a few ways to capitalize on the momentum and energy...
