What is the Reform position on clergy officiating at the wedding of a Jew to a person brought up in a different faith?
I’m Jewish and my partner is not. We’d like to have a Jewish wedding and plan to raise a Jewish family. Will a Reform rabbi or cantor officiate at our wedding?
If One Member of a Couple is Jewish, but the Other Isn't, is Their Child Considered Jewish by the Reform Movement?
Historically, since the Rabbinic period (post 70 CE), Jewish status was passed down by the mother.
Debt Limit Deal Temporarily Averts Threat to Essential Social Safety Net Programs
Reform Jewish Movement Leaders: "Despite its flaws, the compromise averts economic calamity and, by postponing negotiation over entitlement and tax reform, turns down the political thermostat in Congress for a chance at a sober resolution of the nations fiscal challeng
Ruling to Remove Circumcision Ban from Ballot Welcomed
Rabbi Saperstein: "We welcome Judge Giorgi's ruling, and vow to oppose similar measures in the future with the same vigor our people have fought to defend our rights as Jews for millennia."
Reform Leaders Worldwide Condemn Israeli Boycott Bill
Rabbis Eric Yoffie, Gilad Kariv and Danny Allen and Anat Hoffman join together in opposing dangerous new legislation passed in Israel
Contact: Annette Powers
apowers@urj.org 212-650-4154
Reform Jewish Movement Welcomes the Dissolution of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
Reform Jewish Leader Engages in Civil Disobedience in Support of Dreamers
My Cough, My Kippah, and a New Jew
An experience shortly after the URJ Biennial demonstrated how truly large, inviting, and welcoming is our Reform Jewish tent.
What the Torah Can Teach Us about the #MeToo Movement
Tamar and Judah can help us make everyday decisions that are framed by silence-breakers. Judah learns - and if he can, we can too.
Who Is Rich? Those Who Are Happy With What They Have
Parashat B'haalot'cha takes up the issue of the perils of materialism that Rabbinic interpreters found implicit in a verse from last week's portion, Numbers 6:24, "The Eternal bless you [with possessions] and protect you [from your possessions possessing you]." An incident occurring in t