Join us for Jewish Teen Activism During COVID-19
From Tragedy to Celebration, We Honor the State of Israel
A Heartbreaking Announcement: In-Person URJ Camps, Israel and Youth Programs Canceled for Summer 2020
While nothing can replace the feeling of being together at camp, the URJ is committed to offering a virtual camp experience this summer to ensure that the ties that bind campers to one another and to their summer home remain as strong as ever.
How to Talk to Your Kids about Canceled Summer Plans
Here is specific language you can use when responding to children about the heartbreaking news that they will not be able to attend camp this summer as planned.
Jewish Insight for Consoling and Congratulating the Class of 2020
For our students, the loss of their end-of-year plans and graduation festivities is indeed a very real loss – and we should recognize it as one. I’m reminded of a powerful anecdote in Martin Buber’s Tales of the Hasidim.
Parashat Tzav: Taking Care of Ourselves and Each Other Amid Crisis
In recent weeks, we have found ourselves on a journey for which we have felt totally unprepared. Like our ancestors, we lack maps and familiar signposts (though we do have Zoom!) to help us get oriented in our new reality.
Four Reform Movement priorities for immigration justice during COVID-19
People sitting side-by-side on international flights. Children sleeping near each other in bunkbeds. Employees coughing in their workplaces. Individuals not washing their hands. Groups of more than 50 congregating in an enclosed place.
A Prayer for Passover in the Era of COVID-19
"Source of Blessing, our lives are in turmoil, our hearts heavy. Help us to cope with this modern plague..."
Watch: On Yom HaShoah, Reform Jewish Teens Interview a Holocaust Survivor
To close out this year's observance of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Reform Jewish teen leaders spoke with Holocaust survivor Ralph Rehbock to hear his story and talk about finding hope in times of darkness.
Leadership Lessons in the Time of Corona from URJ Heller High
While evaluating my role in handling the situation, I found that the leadership skills I acquired over the years in different organizations and settings served me well in dealing with COVID-19. Most of these skills were learned as a camp counselor.