URJ Announces April Baskin Will Join URJ Leadership Team as Vice President of Audacious Hospitality
July 8, 2015, New York, NY - Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) President Rabbi Rick Jacobs announced today that April Baskin will join the URJ's executive leadership team as Vice President of Auda
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to Proposed Nuclear Agreement with Iran
Contact: Lauren Theodore at 212-650-4154
New York, NY, July 14, 2015 - In response to today's announcement by the P5+1 and Iran, leaders of the Reform Jewish Movement issued the following statement.
Faith Groups Lead Briefing on Religious Support for Abortion Services
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 30, 2011 - The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism joined Catholics for Choice, the National Council of Jewish Women, and the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice in leading a briefing today on Capitol Hill to highlight religious support for ac
Supreme Court Deals Blow to Campaign Finance Reform Agenda
Rabbi Saperstein: "The Union for Reform Judaism will continue to support the federal government, states, and localities in exploring new and innovative ways to ensure the viability of public financing programs."
Workplace Discrimination Continues on 70th Anniversary of Roosevelt Executive Order
Rabbi Saperstein: "We urge the White House on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of President Roosevelt's landmark achievement to reassert the imperative that government money never support the erosion of civil rights."
Supreme Court Rules Against Female Wal-Mart Employees
Pelavin: "We are also deeply concerned about the potential impact of the Wal-Mart Stores v.
Defining Israel: The Jewish State, Democracy, and the Law
Defining Israel: The Jewish State, Democracy, and the Law (HUC Press) is a dense, essential volume for anyone who wants to unpack the maze of documentation and thought at the heart of
A Bookshop in Berlin: The Rediscovered Memoir of One Woman's Harrowing Escape from the Nazis
Rabbi James Rudin reviews A Bookshop in Berlin, a story of survival and resilience, of human cruelty and human spirit.
Reform Movement Condemns Series of Suspicious Church Fires
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