On Tuesday, members of the Commission on Social Action and Rabbis Organizing Rabbis came together to advocate key Senators to support the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (S. 2123).

Without a doubt, Purim is one of my favorite Jewish holidays. From its dramatic, moving story about a woman seemingly confined by gendered expectations becomes an advocate and saves the Jewish people from destruction, to the many mitzvot associated with this

Earlier this month, the U.S. Sentencing Commission released a comprehensive report on the recidivism of federal offenders. The report examined the cases of over 25,000 individuals released from prison in 2005.

Late on Monday night, the White House announced a sweeping new executive order on the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons. RAC Director Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner issued a press release yesterday commending President Obama's decision.

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On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a very important ruling in the case Montgomery v. Louisiana, concerning the constitutionality of a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility for parole for juvenile offenders.

This week’s parshah is Yitro (Jethro), from the Book of Exodus. The parshah opens as Moses, who has brought the Israelites out of Egypt, is visited by his father-in-law, Jethro.

Next Tuesday, January 19, Reform Jews will join together to call on the Senate to bring the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (S. 2123), also known as SRCA, forward for a floor vote. You can register to join us as we demand this important step in tackling

As what I call a “New Yorker-in-diaspora,” State of the Union nights remind me that Washington, D.C.

On January 19, Reform rabbis and congregations from around the country will be coming together for a national call-in day to the U.S. Senate in support of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (S. 2123).

The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, also