Reform Movement Urges Action on Paycheck Fairness
Weinstein: Pay disparity touches families across the country. It diminishes the ability to meet basic needs and diminishes the ability to live up to our nations highest aspirations of justice and equality.
Reform Movement Welcomes Emergency Contraception Access Ruling
Weinstein: "Inspired by€our understanding that women deserve the right to make their own reproductive health decisions, the Reform Movement has advocated for over-the-counter availability of emergency contraception.
Leader of Reform Movement Urges Senators to Prevent Gun Violence
Contact: Annette Powers
212-650-4154 apowers@urj.org
Reform Movement Responds to HHS Contraception Guidelines
Saperstein: "...we also believe that women of all faiths and no faith are entitled to access to contraception as a matter of basic rights and fundamental dignity - and that for some women, access to birth control is an extension of their own religious liberty which
Health Coverage for Immigration Youth A Moral Obligation
Rabbi Saperstein:
Obstetric Fistula Bill Responds to a Moral Challenge
Rabbi Saperstein: "I could not commend highly enough Representative Rosa DeLauro for introducing legislation that would allow the U.S.
Reform Movement Commends Birth Control Compromise
Rabbi David Saperstein: "We commend the Obama Administration for ensuring both access to contraception for all women and the robust protection of religious autonomy."
Protect Anti-Poverty Programs in Deficit Negotiations
Rabbi Saperstein: "As you enter the final week of negotiations before the November 23rd deadline, we agree we must address our growing national debt and stagnant economy, but we must do so in a way that lives up to the highest aspirations of our society to ensure the well-be
Excecutive Order Regarding White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Strikes Right Balance, Leaves Unresolved Issues
Rabbi Saperstein: "The executive order is a vital step toward strengthening the constitutional foundation of the rules that must be followed by religious and community organizations providing vital social services with government support."
Oil Spill Report a Powerful Call to Action
Pelavin: "This report is essential, but words alone will not heal the wounded ecosystems and communities of the Gulf.