Religious Leaders Urge Congress to Protect the Poor in Deficit Reduction
Rabbi Saperstein: "It is simply not acceptable that deficit reduction might increase the burden on those struggling the most in our communities.
RAC and WRJ Call for Swift Confirmation of Judges
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Reform Movement: Israel's Security Paramount
New York, NY, November 15, 2012 - In response to Israel's military efforts to stop the barrage of rockets fired from Gaza, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
Rabbi Lynne Landsberg, Rabbi David Saperstein, and the Village People Appear on the Same Stage
Rabbi Saperstein: "Rabbi Landsberg has invaluably improved the lives of people with disabilities in communities across North America and lifted up the consciousness of countless others."
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know
The title of Professor Dov Waxman’s new book, The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: What Everyone Needs to Know, hides an important tension that gets explained in the course of reading this book, which addresses a most complex and confusing topic.
American Rabbis: Facts and Fiction
In Ishmael’s House: A History of Jews in Muslim Lands
How did Jews and Muslims interact in lands under Muslim rule, from Afghanistan to Morocco?
Reform Jewish Leader Commemorates the 35th Anniversary of Roe V. Wade Supreme Court Decision
Feldman: These freedoms belong to and affect all women as well as their partners, their families, and all men who want to make smart decisions regarding their own sexuality, choices and family planning.