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.
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.
David Berkman Chosen as Camp Kalsman’s First Director
October 18, 2006 - SEATTLE, WA - David Berkman, currently the associate director of the Union for Reform Judaism camping system, will be the first director of Camp Kalsman, the newest Reform camp that will open in the Pacific Northwest in the summer of 2007.
Staci Cohen of Beachwood, OH, Named “Youth Worker of the Month”
NEW YORK - November 13, 2006 - Staci Cohen, assistant director of the Religious School for Noar Learning at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple in Beachwood, OH, has been named November's "Youth Worker of the Month" by the Union for Reform Judaism.
Cantor Rosalie Boxt of Kensington, MD Named “Youth Worker of the Month”
NEW YORK - December 1, 2006 - Cantor Rosalie Boxt of Temple Emanuel in Kensington has been named December's "Youth Worker of the Month" by the Union for Reform Judaism.
"I am very pleased to be honored by my peers for what I love to do," said Cantor Boxt.
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."