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
Reform Leaders Protest Klinghoffer Opera
October 2, 2014, New York, NY -- In response to recent controversy over the Metropolitan Opera's production "The Death of Klinghoffer," Reform Movement leaders sent the following letter to Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb:
Dear Mr. Gelb,
Reform Movement Condemns Act of Anti-Semitism at Emory University
October 7, 2014, New York, NY -- In response to recent news of Anti-Semitic graffiti on a Jewish fraternity house at Emory University, URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs made the following statement:
Reform Movement: Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Vote is Vote Against Racism
October 21, 2014, Jerusalem- Elections for the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem were held today after an eleven-year hiatus.
Reform Movement Distressed by Attack in Jerusalem
In response to today's apparent terrorist attack in Jerusalem, the Union for Reform Judaism's President, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, issued the following statement:
URJ Announces New Director for Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI) in Indiana
October 30, 2014, New York, NY-The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) announced this week that Jeremy Klotz will be the new director of the URJ's Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI) in Zionsville, Indiana. Mr.
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs Asks Prime Minister Netanyahu About Israel's Entry Ban And Reform Judaism's North American Trips
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), sent the following letter today to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
ReformJudaism.org Launches New Podcast "Stories We Tell"
ReformJudaism.org, the flagship website of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), reaching more than two million visitors annually, has launched a new weekly podcast titled Stories We Tell.