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Careers & Internships
There are many ways to contribute to the Religious Action Center's work and grow as a professional. Check here for opportunities to become part of our team in Washington, D.C.!
Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism (CSA)
The Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism is a joint body of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the Union and its affiliates that seeks to apply the insights of Jewish tradition to such domestic and foreign issues as human rights, world peace, civil liberties, religious freedom, famine, poverty, intergroup relations, as well as other major societal concerns.
History of the RAC
For more than six decades, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (the RAC) has worked to educate, inspire, and mobilize the Reform Jewish Movement to advocate for social justice.
Rabbi Balfour Brickner Clergy Seminars
The Brickner Clergy Seminar and Fellowship Program is designed exclusively to help rabbis and cantors become effective social justice advocates.
Eisendrath Legislative Assistant Fellowship
The Legislative Assistant Program is a year-long fellowship for recent college graduates or individuals with equivalent academic and professional experience, who are interested in Judaism, social justice, and policy. The program is designed as training opportunity for new professionals interested in learning about and contributing to the work of Jewish social justice.
The Impact of Jewish Summer Camp
In the fall of 2017, the Union for Reform Judaism evaluated whether Reform Movement youth experiences – NFTY, URJ Camps, and congregational teen experiences – have a lasting impression into adulthood, as alumni who embrace Jewish life as a path to meaning, purpose, and joy and shape a more whole, just, and compassion world in our congregations and beyond.
CLASP Fellowship
CLASP Fellows (Camp Leader And Synagogue Professional) are year-round staff that spend the summer at a URJ camp and the academic year in a synagogue.
About the CLASP Fellowship
CLASP stands for Camp Leader and Synagogue Professionals. URJ CLASP Fellowships are a bold and exciting initiative designed to bring the magic of URJ camping into congregations and to bring the children from those congregations into URJ camps.
Hear from our CLASP Fellows
Hear from some recent CLASP Fellows.