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URJ and Ramah Camps in First-Ever Program Partnership to Build Specialist Staff Training
February 9, 2012, New York --In a first-ever programmatic partnership, the National Ramah Commission and The Union for Reform Judaism's Camping Movement have announced a joint initiative to develop training opportunities for specialty staff in advance of the 2012 summer camp season.
Rabbi Rick Jacobs Named as 2012 GA Scholar-in-Residence
September 12, 2012, New York, NY -- Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the president of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), will serve as the scholar-in-residence at The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)'s 2012 General Assembly, the largest annual gathering of the North American Jewish community.
The Union for Reform Judaism Mourns the Passing of Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut, z "l
The North American Reform Movement has lost one of its greatest scholars, most eloquent voices, and most vigorous champions. Reform Jews everywhere mourn the death of Rabbi Gunther Plaut.
The Union for Reform Judaism Launches Interactive Hebrew Curriculum
September 6, 2012, New York, NY -- The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) announced today the launch of Mitkadem Digital-- an interactive, fully supported, online component of Mitkadem, a 5-year Hebrew curriculum for religious school students, which explores grammar, vocabu
URJ Founds New Specialty Jewish Summer Camp Dedicated to Science and Technology
September 14, 2012, New York, NY -- The Reform Movement announced this week the founding of the first Jewish specialty camp for science and technology.
Reform Movement Focuses on Follow Up To UN Vote Upgrading Palestinian Status
December 3, 2012, New York, NY – In a new policy statement adopted by the Union for Reform Judaism and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the nation's largest Jewish denomination addressed the full array of issues flowing from the decision of the UN to upgrade the official status
URJ Camps Win Three Out of Four JCamp 180 Awards
December 5, 2012, New York, NY--Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Camps were given honors at the Annual Conference of the newly re-named JCamp 180 (formerly the G
URJ Hurricane Relief Update - Dec. 6, 2012
Below is a comprehensive update of the URJ Hurricane Relief Efforts to date.
Reform Movement Horrified by CT School Shooting; Reaffirms Call for Sensible Gun Control
Washington D.C., December 14, 2012 - In response to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, Rachel Laser, Deputy Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
Reform Movement Dismayed by Continued Religious Discrimination in Israel
New York, NY, December 14, 2012 – Friday morning, Israeli police detained four women as they prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.