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Freedom to Vote
Free, safe, and accessible elections are a central aspect of a healthy democracy. These barriers to vote include strict voter ID laws, restricting registration, reducing voting hours, eliminating polling locations, and deleting voters from registration lists.
A Community, Not a Commodity
The first wedding at which I officiated as a newly ordained rabbi was on the island of Maui. The couple planned their ceremony in a location that rarely received significant rainfall. Yet it rained on the day of the wedding and the wedding had to be moved inside. Everyone was upset.
About RAC-NJ’s Ban the Box in Housing Campaign
RAC-NJ’s 2021 legislative campaign is to “Ban the Box in Housing” by passing A1919/S250, the Fair Chance in Housing Act, in partnership with Fair Share Housing Center on their 1968 Continues… #healthewound campaign.
About RAC-NJ’s 2021 Double Your Impact Civic Engagement Campaign
Did you know that New Jersey’s Governor’s mansion, Drumthwacket, and its entire 120 seat state legislature (40 State Senate seats and 80 General Assembly seats) are up for reelection this year – on Tuesday, November 2, 2021?
Reform Jewish Leader Celebrates the American Families Plan
"After months of extreme hardship caused by the pandemic and years of underinvestment, we welcome the significant investments proposed in the American Families Plan to improve access to education, health care, and economic security for workers and families across the United States."
Important Message on Ethics Accountability
In recent weeks, there have been several public reports of leaders in our Reform Jewish Movement who have engaged in abuse, misconduct, and sexual assault. The pain endured by the victims is heartbreaking. We hope the reports of these brave victims will empower others who have suffered in silence to come forward so that there can be both accountability and healing. We commit without hesitation that the Union for Reform Judaism (the URJ) will address all reports of misconduct appropriately and transparently, centering the survivors as we move forward.
The Eichmann Trial 60 Years Later: What Have We Learned?
April 11, 2021, marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of Adolf Eichmann’s trial, which coincided with the young Jewish state’s bat/bar mitzvah year of independence. These two events represent a microcosm of modern Jewish history.
Yom HaZikaron: Israel’s Fallen Heroes and Us
The day is a gut-wrenching one, and yet one profoundly important in the life of a country. It is a day when we let the pain in, when we listen to and internalize the myriad stories, when we understand that their fight is also our fight.
7 Movie Stars Who Have Played Israeli Prime Ministers
Just a month after it was announced that the Israeli star Shira Haas would portray Meir in a TV series, The Hollywood Reporter revealed this week that Oscar winner Helen Mirren would portray Israel’s only female prime minister in an upcoming biopic.
Faith Organizations' Statement Regarding State Legislation Granting Religious Exemptions to Emergency Orders
As organizations that represent religious denominations or are formally affiliated with religious communities, we express our deep concern about the recent proliferation in a number of states of legislation seeking to exempt houses of worship and religious gatherings from the reach of regulations and emergency orders related to public health issues and emergencies such as COVID-19.