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Unemployment Insurance and Payroll Tax Cut Extensions Necessary and Welcome
In response to the passage of extensions through 2012 of unemployment insurance benefits and the payroll tax cut, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement.
We applaud the yearlong extensions of both unemployment insurance and
Afghanis Protest NATO Troops and Possible Quran Burnings
Protests have erupted in Afghanistan over the past few days based on allegations that NATO troops burned Qurans (the holy book of Islam).
Low Prosecution of American Indian Crimes
There are approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States that comprise 566 federally recognized tribes – that’s almost a half-million more people than there are Reform Jews.
An Update on Hydrofracturing
If it seems we’ve forgotten about the hydrofracturing debate in New York, don’t dismay—we haven’t! It just so happens that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), headed by Commiss
Court Strikes Down Discriminatory "Defense of Marriage Act"
The month of February has been a good one for those of us who believe that all Americans deserve the equal protection of the law.
Welcome to Jewish Disability Awareness Month 2012!
For many, January is either unremarkable, just the first month of a new year – or perhaps remarkable if only for being the month of the NFL playoffs.
Reform Movement Speaks Up as Komen De-Funds Planned Parenthood
Yesterday, Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced it would cease all funding to Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Anti-Choice Censorship in the NY State Senate
The New York State Senate sparked a controversy last week when it censored a resolution celebrating “Reproductive Rights and Justice Week” to
Creationism: Coming to a Science Classroom Near You?
In 1987, the United States Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law prohibiting the teaching of evolution unless it was accompanied by the teaching of creationism. The Court stated in its opinion in Edwards v.
Reform Rabbis Weigh in on Marriage Equality
As marriage equality legislation advances in Washington state, New Jersey and Maryland, pro-equality faith voices have been making their voices heard at legislative hearings – and Reform Jews have wasted no time in speaking u