Religious Action Center - 2006 Press Releases

Reform Jewish Movement Praises House Passage of Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act	05/04/07
Reform Jewish Leader Honors the 34th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Decision	01/22/07
Union for Reform Judaism Disappointed by President’s Speech Citing Failure to Provide an Exit Strategy	01/11/07
Reform Jewish Leader Criticizes Rep. Goode’s Remarks about Muslim Community	12/21/06
Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Leaders Urge Administration And New Congress to Make Arab-Israeli-Palestinian Peace a Priority	12/14/06
Reform Jewish Leader Condemns Iranian Gathering of Holocaust Deniers	12/12/06
A Joint Statement by Leaders of American Jewish Religious Movements and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	12/04/06
Reform Jewish Leader Supports First Muslim Member of Congress’ Right to Take Oath of Office Using Koran	12/04/06
Reform Jewish Leader Mourns AIDS Deaths and Calls for Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention	12/01/06
Reform Jewish Leader Expresses Hope for Joint United Nations-African Union Peace Force in Darfur	11/20/06
Reform Jewish Movement Observes International Day of Climate Action	11/06/06
Reform Jewish Movement Saddened By Loss of Albert E. Arent	11/01/06
Reform Jewish Leader Decries Planned Termination of Iraq Reconstruction Oversight Authority	10/25/06
Reform Jewish Leader Hails New Jersey Supreme Court Case Requiring Equal Rights for Same Sex Couples	10/25/06
Reform Jewish Movement Joins With Synagogues to Discuss Legal Election Limits	10/17/06
Reform Jewish Movement Joins Amicus Brief in School Integration Case	10/11/06
Reform Jewish Movement Observes International Mental Health Day	10/09/06
Reform Jewish Leader Applauds Attorney General for Increased Funding to Combat Human Trafficking	10/05/06
Reform Jewish Leader Blasts Family Research Council’s Statement on Homosexuality and Child Molestation	10/04/06
Reform Jewish Leader Commends Passage of Both Funding for Darfur Peacekeeping and the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act	09/29/06
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to Passage of Military Tribunals Bill	09/29/06
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to House Attack on Establishment Clause	09/27/06
Reform Jewish Leader Calls for Just and Humane Immigration Reform	09/26/06
Reform Jewish Leader Disappointed by Lack of Action in President’s Climate Change Initiative	09/22/06
Reform Jewish Leader Applauds President Bush's Meeting with President Abbas; Urges Renewed Involvement in Peace Talks	09/20/06
Reform Jewish Leader Urges Removal of Proselytizing Provision in Defense Bill	09/20/06
Reform Jewish Leader Welcomes President’s Appointment of Special Envoy to Khartoum	09/19/06
Reform Jewish Leader Calls on Senate to Reject Military Commissions Act	09/15/06
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to House Passage of Border Fence Legislation	09/15/06
Commemorating Katrina: Reform Jewish Movement Calls for More Reconstruction	08/29/06
Reform Jewish Leader Welcomes Dispatch of U.S. Envoy to Khartoum	08/25/06
Reform Jewish Movement Hails FDA Approval of Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception	08/24/06
Reform Jewish Leader Decries Passage of Child Custody Protection Act	07/26/06
Reform Jewish Leader Condemns House Passage of Court-Stripping Bill	07/20/06
Reform Jewish Leader Expresses Support for United States-North Korea Policy Approach that Protects International Security and Human Rights	07/20/06
Reform Jewish Leader Applauds Senate Passage of Embryonic Stem Cell Legislation	07/19/06
Reform Jewish Leader Praises House Defeat of Federal Marriage Amendment	07/18/06
Reform Jewish Leader Applauds House Passage of Voting Rights Act	07/13/06
Reform Jewish Leader Urges Senate to Support Crucial Stem Cell Legislation H.R. 810	07/13/06
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to New York Court of Appeals Ruling on Same Sex Marriage	07/06/06
Reform Jewish Movement Launches “Blue Helmet Campaign” to Combat Crisis in Darfur	07/06/06
Reform Jewish Leader Speaks at Minimum Wage Press Conference Alongside Top Senators	06/29/06
Reform Jewish Leader Applauds Senate Rejection of Constitutional Amendment Weakening First Amendment Rights	06/28/06
Union for Reform Judaism Joins INMEX: Speaks at Launch	06/28/06
Reform Jewish Leader Disappointed in Supreme Court Decision on Campaign Finance Reform	06/26/06
Reform Jewish Leader Criticizes Delay on Critical Civil Rights Legislation; Urges Swift Consideration of Voting Rights Act Reauthorization	06/23/06
Reform Jewish Leader Hails Inclusion of Magen David Adom in International Red Cross	06/23/06
Reform Jewish Movement Coordinates Interfaith Letter on “Warrantless Wiretapping”	06/23/06
Divestment ‘Replaced’: Reform Jewish Movement Welcomes New Presbyterian ‘Overture’	06/21/06
Presbyterians Poised to Replace Divestment Language: Reform Jewish Movement Applauds	06/20/06
Reform Jewish Leader Applauds Release of New York Times Ad Opposing Torture	06/13/06
Reform Jewish Movement Applauds Senate Defeat of Discriminatory Marriage Amendment	06/07/06
Reform Jewish Leader Reacts to President’s Endorsement of the Federal Marriage Amendment; Calls on Senate to “Overwhelmingly Reject” Amendment	06/06/06
New Reform Jewish Movement Web Resource Facilitates Action on Climate Crisis	05/26/06
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to Senate Vote on Comprehensive Immigration Reform	05/26/06
Reform Jewish Leader Marks One-Year Anniversary of House Passage of Stem Cell Legislation and Calls on Senator Frist for Further Action	05/23/06
Reform Jewish Leader Reacts to Reported Iranian Parliament Vote Requiring Non-Muslims to Wear Badges	05/19/06
Reform Jewish Movement Urges Senate to Oppose Federal Marriage Amendment	05/19/06
Reform Jewish Leader Condemns Recent Violations by Air Force Major General	05/17/06
Reform Jewish Leader Urges Committee to Support Congressional Representation for Washington, D.C. Residents	05/17/06
Reform Jewish Movement Urges Congress to Extend Deadline to Sign Up for Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage	05/09/06
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to Signing of Darfur Peace Agreement	05/05/06
Reform Jewish Movement Launches “30 Days For Darfur” Campaign with www.30daysfordarfur.org	05/02/06
Reform Jewish Leader Addresses Tens of Thousands at Save Darfur Rally	04/30/06
Reform Jewish Leader Arrested at Sudanese Embassy	04/28/06
Reform Jewish Movement Observes International Earth Day	04/21/06
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Launches Online “Videocast” to Raise Awareness on Urgent Public Policy Concerns	04/20/06
Reform Jewish Leader Condemns Inter-religious Violence in Egypt	04/18/06
Reform Jewish Leader Reacts To Tel Aviv Terror Attack	04/18/06
Statement by Rabbi Scott Sperling, Director, Union for Reform Judaism’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Council,at a Rally as Part of the National Day of Action for Immigrant Justice	04/10/06
Reform Jewish Movement Applauds House Passage of Darfur Peace and Accountability Act	04/06/06
Reform Jewish Leader Applauds Steps Toward Comprehensive Immigration Reform, More Work Needed	03/31/06
Reform Jewish Leader Commends Afghan Court’s Decision to Drop Capital Case Against Man Who Converted to Christianity	03/28/06
Rabbis Demonstrate at UN to Urge Action on Darfur	03/14/06
Reform Jewish Leader Urges Congress to Approve $19.8 Billion to Rebuild Gulf Coast	03/13/06
Reform Jewish Movement Marks International Women’s Day	03/08/06
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to House Passage of the Patriot Act Reauthorization Bill	03/08/06
Reform Jewish Movement Announces Plans for the Save Darfur: Rally to Stop Genocide on April 30th in Washington, DC	03/03/06
Statement by Rabbi Scott Sperling, Director of the Union for Reform Judaism’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Council, at an Interfaith Press Conference in Support of Comprehensive Immigration Reform	03/01/06
Reform Jewish Leader Praises Supreme Court Decision Protecting Religious Freedom	02/21/06
Reform Jewish Leader Welcomes President Bush’s Call for Action on Darfur	02/21/06
Reform Jewish Leader Urges Full Investigation of Treatment of U.S. Detainees	02/17/06
Reform Jewish Leader Commends Ohio Board of Education’s Decision to Eliminate Language that Questions the Theory of Evolution	02/16/06
Reform Jewish Leader Condemns Alabama Church Burnings	02/16/06
Reform Jewish Leader Urges House Adoption of Resolution Restricting Aid to Palestinian Terrorist Organizations	02/14/06
U.S. Air Force Commended for its Guidelines on Religious Exercise	02/09/06
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to President Bush’s Budget	02/07/06
Reform Jewish Movement Disappointed With House Passage of Budget Reconciliation Harming Low-Income Americans	02/01/06
Reform Jewish Leader Mourns the Loss of Civil Rights Leader	01/31/06
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to the Senate’s Confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito Jr.	01/31/06
Reform Jewish Leader Urges House of Representatives to Reject Budget Cuts that Target the Poor	01/26/06
Reform Jewish Movement Urges Senate Opposition to Alito Nomination	01/24/06
Reform Jewish Leader Commemorates the 33rd Anniversary of Roe V. Wade Supreme Court Decision	01/22/06
Reform Jewish Leader Condemns Bombing in Tel Aviv	01/19/06
Reform Jewish Leader Responds to New Orleans Mayor Comments Linking God and Destruction from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita	01/17/06
Religious Action Center Transmits “Ask Judge Alito Questions” to Senate Judiciary Committee	01/09/06
Reform Jewish Leader Commends Florida Supreme Court’s Decision to Strike Down School Vouchers	01/05/06