Jamie Starr

Jamie Starr is a 2019-2020 Eisendrath Legislative Assistant at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC). She grew up in Northern Virginia and was a member of Temple Rodef Shalom.

Celebrating Pride Month by Advocating for Equality

Jamie Starr

June 3, 2020

One of the first things we learn in the Torah from the story of creation is that humans were created b’tzelem Elohim – in the holy image of G-d (Genesis 1:27).

Chalk Earth with people holding hands around the globe

Environment and Climate Change

Earth Day 2020: A reflection on science, justice, and the future of our planet

Jamie Starr

April 22, 2020

Just days after the end of Pesach, today raises the question, how is this Earth Day different from all others?

LGBTQ+ Equality

'You Shall Be Holy': The Supreme Court and LGBTQ Equality

Jamie Starr

October 4, 2019

On October 8, the day before Yom Kippur, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for three cases that will have lasting impact on the rights of LGBTQ people in the United States.