Honoring Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month by Advocating for Special Education
We are honored to share a moving and powerful speech from Daisy B. about the importance of funding special education services.
This Repro Shabbat, Our Tradition Demands Action
As a member of Jews for Abortion Access, WRJ is proud to co-sponsor NCJW’s Repro Shabbat, when we will join with the wider Jewish community to recommit ourselves to reproductive rights and health.
One Rabbi’s Experience Going Deep in his Congregation for Justice
Read one rabbi’s story about his experience listening to more than 100 congregants in Montgomery County to build a new local campaign we will launch together later this spring.
Deliverance is Possible
This week I've been able to connect more deeply with some of the families we are supporting who are currently in hiding. These families are not able to work - they've lost their income and are unable to pay their bills. I am so grateful to my community, and so
We Just Keep Moving in the Land of the Frozen Chosen
Among the tens of thousands there were also people who came in from across the country, including 650 clergy of different faiths. They came ready to march, despite the bitter cold. I met up with several Jewish colleagues in a Minneapolis hotel lobby to suit up and head out to the streets.
Students from Minnesota Spoke About Immigration at L'Taken Lobby Day
A group of L'Taken students from Bet Shalom Congregation in Minnetonka, Minnesota spoke about immigration at lobby meetings with their Senators and Representatives.
Building a Sukkah That Stands for Justice
Our Jewish story teaches that our collective safety depends on society protecting the rights of every individual. As we gather in our synagogues, under the canopy of the sukkah, and in early childhood centers, immigrants across the country are facing the
Justice Within Reach
We are excited to launch Justice Circles: Powered by the RAC. Learn how to start a Justice Circle and work with friends, family, and neighbors to make a difference.
Highlights from the 2024-2025 L'Taken Season
Over the 2024-2025 season, we brought 1,800 Jewish high schoolers from across the US to join us in Washington, D.C. over our five seminars. They visited the sites, met other Reform teens from coast to coast, learned about social justice and advocacy, and made their voices heard on Capitol Hill.
Celebrating Disability Pride Month: Teens Urge Congress to Fund Special Education
The RAC is proud to bring thousands of teens to Washington D.C. for our annual L'Taken Social Justice Seminars. As we celebrate Disability Pride Month in July and the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26th, we think about all the progress that's been made and the work that is left to do around disability justice in the United States.