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Tell the President: Sign the Optional Protocols to the Convention Against Torture
The United States signed the International Convention Against Torture in 1998 and ratified it in 1994.
Featuring the RAC...
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Reform Movement Deeply Concerned by Congressional Letter from Christian Denominational Leaders
This past Friday Christian denominational leaders sent a letter to members of Congress calling for an investigation of U.S. foreign aid to Israel.
Money and Speech
"Democracy as we know it will be lost if we continue to allow government to become one bought by the highest bidder, for the highest bidder.
How Do You Access Your Judaism?
Last week one of my bosses posed this question to me: “How do you access your Judaism?”
Immediately, I thought of more than a few ways: singing on Shabbat, Jewish courses in college, living tikkun olam through community service,
Reform Rabbi Honored for Leadership on Disability Rights
Rabbi Lynne Landsberg, Senior Adviser on Disability Issues for the RAC, will be honored today by the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes with the S. Robert Cohen Award.
Get Out the Vote 2012: The Home Stretch
As a D.C. resident who lives in the Virginia media market, it seems as though the only ads on TV right now are political - and understandably so.
Eye On The States: Marriage on the Ballot in MD, ME, MN and WA
November 6th is just under a month away and all eyes are on the contest to control Congress and The White House. However, throughout the country an array of important initiatives will be on the ballot this November including same-sex marriage initiatives in four states.
Pulpits as Culprits? Pastors Preach Politics
This past Sunday over 1400 pastors across the country joined “Pulpit Freedom Sunday,” consciously and overtly challenging the separation of church and state.