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URJ Opposes Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael’s (KKL-JNF) Expansion of Jewish Settlements with Private Land Purchases Throughout the West Bank
February 12, 2021 - Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, has released the following statement:
Connecting During COVID: NFTY Convention 2021
The weekend was extraordinary. Teens shared that it was the best virtual experience they had this year - that it felt as close as it could get to an in-person experience. Many said that they felt a new connection to NFTY.
Other Adult Jewish Learning Classes
Want to learn more about specific topics in Judaism and Jewish life? Congregations offer a wide variety of courses that are open to the community. Study Jewish texts and literature, Jewish history, spirituality, and more with a congregational class near you.
Jewish Disability Advocacy Month: Building Community for All
Jewish Disability Advocacy Month is an opportunity to participate in working toward a more just world.
My Gap Year in Israel is the Best Decision I’ve Ever Made
Israel is our home. It was in the Torah, and it is now. It sure isn’t perfect, and it might not be around forever, but that’s exactly why we need to come.
Social Justice for Parents
Here you'll find videos, activity guides, training programs, and book reviews for teaching your children social justice values, connecting them with the Jewish value of tikkun olam (repairing the world).
A Promise is a Promise: Our Purim Fundraiser to Cure Childhood Cancers
A few hours after 8-year-old Sammy Sommer and his parents were told by their amazing doctor in Milwaukee there would be no more treatment for his acute myelogenous leukemia, I met them for French fries at a hot dog stand in Highland Park.
The Four Questions: A Racial Justice Conversation for Your Passover Seder
At seder tables, we ask four questions to remind ourselves of our purpose. This year, we ask you to add four more questions to connect our ancient rituals to the demands of this moment in the struggle for racial justice.
Vaccinating the Most Vulnerable Requires Proactive Congregational Effort
Judaism’s foremost physician made clear that providing healthcare to the community is fundamentally connected to the spiritual and moral health of society. Nine centuries later, with COVID-19 raging all around us, the urgent relevance of the Rambam’s words could not be clearer.
Helping Texas Communities Following Winter Storms and Power Outages
As the magnitude of the damage and devastation to communities in Texas following widespread power outages continues to grow, there is a need for action and tangible aid to support those who were affected by the storm.