A Prayer for Wisdom During the U.S. Presidential Election
Election season is in full swing, and it’s been a difficult and contentious presidential election so far. This Election Day, think carefully, consider well, and cast your vote – and not just for the top spot of president. Vote in national, statewide, and local elections, too.
What is the Reform position on clergy officiating at the wedding of a Jew to a person brought up in a different faith?
I’m Jewish and my partner is not. We’d like to have a Jewish wedding and plan to raise a Jewish family. Will a Reform rabbi or cantor officiate at our wedding?
If One Member of a Couple is Jewish, but the Other Isn't, is Their Child Considered Jewish by the Reform Movement?
Historically, since the Rabbinic period (post 70 CE), Jewish status was passed down by the mother.
How do Reform congregations commemorate Kristallnacht?
Kristallnacht, which literally means, “the night of broken glass,” occurred on the night of November 9, 1938, and marks the beginning of the Holocaust. On Kristallnacht, Jewish homes, synagogues, and businesses were destroyed by the Nazis and the streets in Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe were covered with glass from the shattered windows of synagogues, Jewish homes, and businesses.
Reform Leader Urges Ambassador Dermer to Turn Down Freedom Flame Award
November 3, 2016
The Honorable Ron Dermer
Embassy of Israel
3514 International Drive NW
Washington, DC 20008
Statement by Reform Movement Leader on Presidential Candidate Donald Trump's Campaign Ad
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Graham Roth
202.387.2800 |
Reform Jewish Movement Lauds Passage of Proposition 57 in California
For Immediate Release
November 9, 2016
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Graham Roth
202.387.2800 | news@rac.org
Reform Jewish Movement Statement on the 2016 Presidential Election
For Immediate Release
November 9, 2016
Contact
Max Rosenblum
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
202-387-2800, news@rac.org
Remarks by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Post-Election Press Conference
National Press Club, November 10, 2016