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By Ali Rosenblatt, 12/03/2019
Next year, 2020, is a Census year in the United States. The official count kicks off April 1, Census Day. Here are some resources to help you and your congregation or Reform community get ready and spread the word to get out the count.
1. It’s in the Constitution Article 1, Section 2 of the United States Constitution places the census at the core of its democratic system of governance by calling for a national count of the population every ten years. Responses from the decennial census...
Read More By Eva Turner, 12/02/2019
As a person who is passionate about disability rights, I am excited to attend the 10th annual Jewish Disability Advocacy Day (JDAD) in Washington, D.C. and encourage you to join me and register for JDAD today. Hosted by the Religious Action Center and The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), JDAD is a one-day event on Capitol Hill where Jews with disabilities and their allies learn about disability policy and advocate for positive change. Next year it will take place on February 4, 2020.
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Read More By Judy Rutt, 11/26/2019
Temple Judea is a 2019 Fain Award recipeint for its project, Pathway to Citizenship.
During a high-level meeting with Mayor Garcetti in 2017, Temple Judea learned that Los Angeles has over a half a million residents with green cards who are eligible for citizenship. We decided that as Reform Jews, it is our mandate to help as many people as possible become U.S. citizens.
Our program has three components: 1) eligibility determination, 2) application assistance with legal review, and 3) free classes geared toward passing the...
Read More By Rabbi Mara S Nathan, 11/25/2019
On November 19, Reform Jews met outside of an immigration court in San Antonio, Texas to protest the administration’s unjust “Remain in Mexico” policy and its attacks on immigrants and the asylum process.
Rabbi Mara S Nathan spoke in front of the court, sharing why, as Jews, it’s our duty to welcome the immigrant and stand up for injustice:
Even before our country’s inception, people came to our shores looking for economic opportunity and freedom from oppression. Sometimes that oppression has been religious, sometimes it has been racial, sometimes it has been socio economic...
Read More By Rabbi Liz Hirsch, 11/25/2019
One of the earliest lessons I learned as an advocate is the simple power of showing up. Last week, Reform Jews from across Massachusetts showed up in Boston in support of the ROE Act, a piece of legislation in Massachusetts intended to proactively protect and expand reproductive rights.
Last week, the ROE Act Coalition, which includes Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, ACLU of...
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