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This Purim, Make Noise to Protest Modern-Day Hamans

Rabbi David Wirtschafter

February 22, 2021

We know that religious freedom is not a lesson from ancient stories, but an ongoing quest even today. While many of us are fighting antisemitism in our home countries, we are also in solidarity with the Rohingya people, who have been persecuted for decades.

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Advocacy

Jewish Disability Advocacy Month: Building Community for All

Lee Smith

February 17, 2021

Jewish Disability Advocacy Month is an opportunity to participate in working toward a more just world.

View of the Washington Monument from the Lincoln Memorial with MLK quote in view

Social Justice

This MLK Day, We Celebrate, Reflect Upon, and Act to Advance Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy

Josh Burg

January 11, 2021

This MLK Day, we can honor the legacy of Dr. King and fight back against white supremacy and systemic racism by urging Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

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Social Justice

Awakening to the Moral Imperatives of this Moment

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

January 8, 2021

This is a moment that requires extraordinary courage to do the hardest and most transformative social change work. It is for all Americans of conscience to build a more just and compassionate future by facing the truth of our history and our present.

International Religious Freedom

Watch "Healing, Hope, Action," a Reform Jewish Gathering after the U.S. Capitol Insurrection

Kate Bigam Kaput

January 8, 2021

Before the start of Shabbat, the Reform Jewish community hosted a live webinar, "Healing, Hope, Action: A Reform Movement Pre-Shabbat Gathering," sharing a Jewish framing for what we’re experiencing communally and as a country.

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Social Justice

The 2020 Legislative Assistant Experience: Making Change in Unprecedented Times

Courtney Cooperman

Josh Burg

December 16, 2020

So much in the world has been disrupted, but as Eisendrath Legislative Assistants (LAs), we are working hard, just as past classes of LAs have, to advance the Reform Movement’s vision for a more whole, just, and compassionate world.

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Civic Engagement

How the RAC Helped Me Become a More Confident Community Organizer

Lela Wang

November 30, 2020

Through this fellowship, I learned about community organizing and the many challenges involved. Civic engagement is difficult, but this was definitely a great learning experience and made me a more confident community organizer.

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LGBTQ+ Equality

A Chilling Portrait of Bigotry: Hate Crime Murders Reach Record High in 2019

Courtney Cooperman

November 17, 2020

On Monday, the FBI released its annual compilation of hate crimes statistics, which summarizes all hate crimes reported to the FBI in 2019. The grim data underscore the alarming power of hateful ideologies.

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Health Care

The COVID-19 Crisis and the Faith Community

Rabbi David Saperstein

November 9, 2020

In addressing epidemics, there are a number of provisions of Jewish law directly relevant to challenges we face today. The spirit of these laws and their wisdom speaks across the centuries to us now.

Sign reading STOP VIOLENCE lying on the floor next to a purple domestic violence awareness ribbon

Social Justice

A Pandemic Within a Pandemic: Marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month During COVID-19

Ally Karpel

October 20, 2020

As intimate partner violence rates surge, the Senate still refuses to pass a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which has been in limbo for more than a year.

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