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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.
"Please Join Us" URJ Opens Major Conference to All
The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Biennial brings together thousands of Jews from across North America for five days and nights of learning, worship, entertainment, and conversation about the most pr
URJ President to Spend Night at Synagogue Homeless Shelter He Founded 30 Years Ago
Brooklyn, NY, January 14, 2014 – In 1983, when Rabbi Rick Jacobs was the rabbi at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue (BHS), he had a vision to start a shelter to address the growing problem of homelessness in New York City.
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