Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Join Reform Jews across North America to come together in their own communities to read, explore and discuss social justice-themed books. RAC Reads provides all of the tools necessary to help get you started. We've selected best-selling books that address relevant social justice topics, provided questions to guide your discussion, tips on getting started and resources to help you take action. So grab a few of your fellow congregants, pull up a chair and let's get reading!

Books:
Mountains Beyond Mountains: Healing the World: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer
Tracy Kidder
Food Matters: A Guide to Conscience Eating
Mark Bittman
Whatever it Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America
Paul Tough
Septembers of Shiraz: A Novel
Dalia Sofer
When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present
Gail Collins

 

Additional Resources:
Significant Jewish Books: http://urj.org/learning/my/books
Discussion guides for self-facilitated adult education series provided by the Union for Reform Judaism and Reform Judaism magazine.

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Conferences and Events

Bernard and Audre Rapoport
L'Taken Social Justice Seminars

for High School Students

Social Justice Summer in DC:
Machon Kaplan

June 23 - July 25, 2010

Save the Date!
Consultation on Conscience
May 1 -3, 2011

 

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