Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Press Releases
August 18, 2009
Reform Movement Applauds Supreme Court Action in Georgia Death Penalty Case
March 19, 2009
New Mexico Rabbis Welcome Statewide Repeal of the Death Penalty
April 18, 2008
Supreme Court Misguided on Lethal Injection Ruling: Reform Jewish Leader
December 6, 2007
Reform Jewish Leader Encouraged By Court’s Stay of Execution; Renews Call for Abolition of Capital Punishment
June 28, 2007
Reform Jewish Movement Disappointed by Supreme Court Ruling on School Integration, Commends Ruling on Death Penalty
June 4, 2007
Reform Jewish Movement Expands Popular Interreligious Dialogue Program
February 28, 2007
Reform Jewish Leader Commends Governor on Repeal of Death Penalty
September 29, 2006
Reform Jewish Leader Commends Passage of Both Funding for Darfur Peacekeeping and the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act
December 2, 2005
Reform Jewish Leader Reacts to 1,000th Execution
November 9, 2004
Reform Jewish Movement Applauds President Bush’s Signing of The Justice For All Act
July 19, 2004
Reform Jewish Movement Joins Religious Organizations in Amicus Brief Against the Juvenile Death Penalty
January 27, 2004
Reform Jewish Movement Applauds High Court's Decision to Review Constitutionality of Juvenile Death Penalty
December 12, 2002
Reform Jewish Leader Criticizes Court Ruling on the Death Penalty
February 26, 2002
Reform Jewish Movement Commends Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles
June 11, 2001
Reform Jewish Movement Reacts to Resumption of Federal Executions
May 8, 2001
Prominent Religious Leaders Urge Bush to Enact a Moratorium on Federal Executions
December 5, 2000
Religious Leaders Petition President Clinton for Clemency for Juan Raul Garza and for a Moratorium on Federal Executions
June 16, 2000
Nation's Largest Jewish Organization Urges Texas Governor George W. Bush to Stay the Execution of Gary Graham
April 5, 2000
Statement of Mark J. Pelavin Associate Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism on Representative Jackson's Death Penalty Bill
March 9, 2000
Prominent Religious Leaders and Senator Russ Feingold Speak Out Against the Death Penalty, Release Letter Urging President Clinton to Impose A Moratorium on Federal Capitol Punishment
Statement of Rabbi Eric Yoffie President, Union of American Hebrew Congregations Calling on the President of the United States to Declare a Moratorium on the Federal Death Penalty
February 23, 2000
Nation’s Largest Jewish Organization Urges Governor Bush to Commute Ms. Betty Lou Beets’ Death Sentence
January 31, 2000
Reform Jewish Movement Calls on the Nation’s Governors to Declare a Moratorium on the Death Penalty
March 22, 1999
Largest Jewish Organization Opposes Reinstating Death Penalty in Massachusetts
February 2, 1999
Largest Jewish Organization Calls on Okla. Governor to Grant Clemency for Crimes Prisoner Committed as a Boy
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