80 Years Later: How the Tragedy of the St. Louis Inspires Our Advocacy for Refugees
The recent surge in xenophobic policies and anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S. raises alarm because we Jews remember what it’s like to be unwelcome on America’s shores.
This Gun Violence Awareness Month, join the Reform Movement in Action
June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, a time for heightened attention to confronting the plague of gun violence that ravages our streets, schools, and houses of worship.
Pride Month: Victories for LGBTQ equality and the work ahead
Every June, Pride Month offers us an opportunity to celebrate LGBTQ equality and recommit to fighting for full inclusion for everyone in the LGBTQ community.
How to Take Definitive Action During Gun Violence Awareness Month
Is your congregation or community ready to organize around addressing gun violence? Here's how.
Registration Opens SOON for the 2019 URJ Biennial!
The largest Jewish gathering in North America is coming! This year, the URJ Biennial is headed to the land of deep-dish pizza – Chicago, IL – from December 11-15, 2019.
How Can Israel Become a Place of Justice?
Lacking the force of law, Israel’s declaration of independence proclaims the moral vision of Israel’s founders. How far has Zionism come in fulfilling its original dream?
Introducing the URJ College Leadership Team: Expanding Reform Jewish Engagement on Campus
We're thrilled to announce the first URJ College Leadership Team and to introduce the Reform Jewish college students who will serve as leaders throughout the 2019-2020 school year.
Rabbi Pesner on the 2020 Census: Every. Single. Name.
The Book of Numbers tells us
that God told the Children of Israel
to “take a census of the whole community,
every family according to its ancestral household,
listing every single name…”
Failing: How and Why Your Congregation Should Embrace It
If we want to renew and reform Judaism now and into the future, we must create congregational cultures in which failing is accepted.
3 Social Justice Wins to Celebrate - and How You Made Them a Reality
Here are three recent social justice successes we're celebrating - including the way Reform Jews across the United States contributed to them.