After One-Hundred-and-Twenty: Reflecting on Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition
I know I’m not alone in wrestling with my own mortality. I was asked these questions many times during my rabbinic career as people aged and as loved ones died – but never did I think they related to me personally. Now I find myself looking for answers to these questions, and I’ve found answers in Hillel Halkin’s After One-Hundred-and-Twenty: Reflecting on Death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition.
Fellowship Gives 100+ Jewish College Students Invaluable Leadership Skills
April 4, 2013, Philadelphia, PA -- Today more than 100 college freshman and sophomores who work at five Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) overnight camps are gathering in the City of Brotherly Love for a sp
Reform Movement Applauds Jerusalem District Court's Ruling Regarding Women of the Wall
URJ Responds to Accusations Reportedly Made By Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs issued the following statement reacting to reports of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ invocation of the classic anti-Semitic canard of water poisoning:
It is deplorable that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas engaged in spreading libelous accusations against Israeli rabbis in his remarks to the European parliament today. This persistent lie dates back thousands of years and is no more true today than it was in medieval ages.
URJ Responds To UUA Rejection of Divestment From Israel
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), issued the following statement today reacting to a vote taken on June 25th at the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association defeating a resolution to support Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel:
Reform Movement Selects 25 Camp Leaders and 25 Congregations for Service Corps to Engage Jewish Youth
October 7, 2013, New York, NY – The camping movement of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) announced recently the selection of 25 camp staff members
Registration Open for First Science and Technology Jewish Camp
October 8, 2013, New York, NY -- Registration is now open for URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy, a new summer camp offering high-level programming in science and technology. This innovative new camp will open in July 2014 on the campus
Reform Movement Announces New Chief Philanthropic Officer
"Tamar brings great strengths, competencies and passions to the URJ," said URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs, adding "she
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Address the URJ Biennial
October 24, 2013, New York, NY -- The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) is proud to announce that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the 72nd URJ Biennial and
Reform Movement Marks One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy
October 25, 2013, New York, NY – This week marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, which caused dozens of deaths, billions of dollars in damage, and left more than 7.5 million people without power.