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URJ Greene Family Camp, TX

The mission of Greene Family Camp is to create a fun, safe, educational friend-filled environment that teaches and practices Judaism. GFC serves all Reform Jewish congregations in Texas and Oklahoma, encouraging personal and spiritual growth through creative programs and varied activities.

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Resolution in Support of Paid Family Leave

Year Adopted:

2015

Submitted by the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism

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Three masked individuals holding up an unrolled Torah scroll on a table set outdoors

Drive Thru Judaism: An Antidote to Quarantined Community

Adrianne Pasternak

Rabbi Julia Weisz

Rabbi Paul Kipnes

Craving personal connection to actual people? Missing in-person contact with your clergy and community? Consider “Drive Thru Judaism” as an antidote to quarantined community.

Smiling white couple and their Black son sitting in a synagogue with stained glass behind them

We're a Multiracial Jewish Family; We Don't Have the Answers, but Here’s a Place to Start

Jason and Aliza Plotkin

Including Jews of Color or multiracial families for the point of “checking it off the list” needs to bite the dust. Multiracial families do not want to be ignored, but neither do they want to be seen as a way to achieve some sort of board directive

Russian Émigrés Go Outdoors to Get into Judaism

Drew Himmelstein (Jweekly.com)

More than 130 adults and children spent a few days earlier this month building a communal sukkah, eating shared meals outside, singing songs and sleeping in tents under the stars.

And they did it all in Russian.

children and guardians at a synagogue event

Engaging Families with Young Children

In partnership with synagogues and other organizations, we’re expanding and enhancing programs that expand Jewish engagement for families with young children across the continent.

Two women holding hands under a chuppah as a rabbi officiates over their wedding ceremony

This Temple's Award-Winning LGBTQ+ "Uninitiative" Exemplifies the Ongoing Work of Audacious Hospitality

C.E. Harrison

Temple Emanuel of the Merrimack Valley in Lowell, MA, won a 2019 URJ Belin Award for its LGBTQ+ “Uninitiative,” a series of audaciously hospitable actions to welcome and support the congregation’s LGBTQ+ community.

Four Important Reasons Reform Jewish Leaders Should Attend the Biennial

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

With the High Holiday season behind us, I hope that every service and event was meaningful and beautiful for you and your entire congregational family.

A smiling couple and their young son waving happily at a computer screen while sitting together on a couch inside a home

New Paths Toward a Very Jewish Summer: Announcing RJ on the Go and Other Digital Programming

While nothing can replace the feeling of being together in person, the URJ is pleased to introduce several exciting opportunities to connect families to Jewish life in a new way this summer – to all those who seek Jewish meaning, purpose, and joy in their homes.

URJ Camp Harlam, PA

Nestled in the foothills of the magnificent Pocono Mountains in rural Pennsylvania, URJ Camp Harlam provides the finest in recreational and educational activities for Reform Jewish youth. We’re particularly proud of our open and inclusive communities that are sensitive to the needs of interfaith and diverse families.

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