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Thank you to all those who participated in our Call-In Day for Immigration Reform. The comprehensive immigration reform bill has passed Committee and is on its way to the Senate floor!

On May 22, a group of rabbi activists will visit Capitol Hill to advocate further for this important legislation. Learn more about their initiative.

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Rabbis Organizing Rabbis Lobby Day

May 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Yesterday, rabbis from across America came to Washington D.C. to raise their voices in support of comprehensive immigration reform. The rabbis participating in the advocacy day spoke with key legislators about the bipartisan Senate immigration bill introduced last month, expressing their support for the legislation, offering ways to continue to strengthen it and discussing strategies [...]

Thanks for Call-In Day Support!

May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Yesterday, Reform Jews from across the country lifted up their voices together to demand comprehensive immigration reform that does justice to our American and Reform Jewish values. Over 11 million undocumented immigrants live in the shadows of our communities. Families face up to decades long backlogs in acquiring visas, workers are left without protections, children [...]

Immigration Call In Day Tomorrow!

May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
In this week’s Torah portion, we are exposed to one of the Torah’s more troubling stories. Miriam, who has been a character around which the Israelites have gathered and rallied through the exodus from Egypt, speaks poorly of her brother Moses. As a result, Miriam is cursed with leprosy. While there are many problematic elements [...]

Featuring the RAC…

May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
This post is part of a weekly feature on RACblog. Check in at the end of the week for a roundup of stories in which the RAC has been featured! Welcome to this week’s edition of “Featuring the RAC,” written from the offices of the Jerusalem Post’s 26th most powerful Jew in the world! In [...]
 
From early in the nation's history, US immigration policy has reflected the tension between hospitality and hostility - between the desire to welcome immigrants and the perceived need to limit immigration to protect the interests of those already here.
"When strangers sojourn with you in your land, you shall not do them wrong. The strangers who sojourn with you shall be to you as the natives among you, and you shall love them as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt" (Leviticus 19:33-34).
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