URJ to Expand Campaign for Youth Engagement with New Programming and Grants
October 3, 2012, New York, NY - With a continued goal of increasing the level of Jewish teen engagement within its Movement, the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) today announced expansion of its national Campaign for Youth Engagement.
Union for Reform Judaism Distributes $100,000 in Tsunami Relief Funds
NEW YORK, January 4, 2005 – The Union for Reform Judaism is giving $100,000 to organizations dedicated to helping the men, women, and children affected by December’s devastating tsunami.
URJ Announces New Directors for Specialty Camps to Engage Unaffiliated Jewish Youth
October 16, 2012, New York, NY - The Union for Reform Judaism is proud to announce new directors for its two specialty camps.
The Union for Reform Judaism Establishes Fund to Help Communities Impacted by Hurricane Sandy
October 30, 2012, New York, NY - In response to the devastating impact of Hurricane Sandy, the Union for Reform Judaism is activating its Hurricane Relief fund to collect donations for those suffering in the Hurricane's wake.
North America’s Reform Jewish Community Continues to Support New Orleans
June 7, 2006-New donations to the Reform Movement's disaster relief funds have brought the total raised to help the victims of the 2005 hurricane season to more than $4.2 million.
Divestment ‘Replaced’: Reform Jewish Movement Welcomes New Presbyterian ‘Overture’
WASHINGTON, DC, June, 21, 2006 - Today the Presbyterian Church got it right.
Reform Jewish Movement Coordinates Interfaith Letter on “Warrantless Wiretapping”
WASHINGTON, DC , JUNE 23, 2006 - After the Senate Judiciary Committee again postponed consideration of several bills addressing the National Security Agency's (NSA) program of domestic warrantless wiretapping, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism today sent a letter to the Senate on b
Reform Movement Condemns Rocket Attacks in Israel
Rabbi Saperstein: "The rockets serve no purpose other than to kill and terrorize innocent Israelis and the ongoing effort to target them must not continue."
Reform Movement Welcomes 2nd Circuit's Ruling on DOMA
Rabbi Saperstein: "We oppose DOMA because of our unequivocal support for equal rights for all people, including the right to a civil marriage license, reflecting our understanding that the stamp of the Divine is present in each and every human being."