Equal Pay Day: Help fight gender-based wage discrimination
Equal Pay Day is not a holiday to celebrate, but rather a day we use to bring attention to the ongoing injustice of pay discrimination in the United States.
Congress must provide more COVID-19 support for the most vulnerable
With millions of people across the world confronting the COVID-19 pandemic by significantly altering their daily lives through social distancing,
Ensuring no resident of Canada is left behind in the COVID-19 response
Dear Member of Parliament,
We are writing as members of the Reform Jewish community in Canada in gratitude for your committed public service at this time.
We are heartened by the focused, science-based, non-partisan and multi-jurisdictional Canadian
Abortion: Still essential during this pandemic
Update: On March 30, federal judges in Alabama, Ohio, and Texas temporarily blocked each state's abortion bans. On March 31, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay on the ruling in Texas, allowing Texas' abortion ban to go back into effect. We urge
How to mark Census Day with the RAC
In the lead up to the 2020 Census, the RAC has shared how important an accurate count is to our democracy. Unfortunately, the spread of COVID-19 has stymied efforts to complete the 2020 Census including door-to-door canvassing, Census-taking, and other in
Obstacles facing the asylum system today
As part of the Kraus Initiative for Immigrant and Refugee Justice, the Reform Jewish Movement is working to be in solidarity with asylum seekers and restore the asylum system.
A report from the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic
Susan Friedberg Kalson is the CEO of the Squirrel Hill Health Center in Pittsburgh and Chair of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism. This blog post is adapted from remarks given during a virtual Commission on Social Action meeting on March 18.
10 years of the Affordable Care Act: Celebrating successes and looking to the future
Today marks ten years since President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law.
The Brickner Fellowship brings social justice to the center of congregational life
Every two years, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC) hosts the Rabbi Balfour Brickner Fellowship for rabbis and cantors who are looking to bring social justice closer to the center of congregational life.
The Jewish Imperative for Justice in the Face of Pandemic
The coronavirus is sweeping across a broken world. Defeating it will require us to see the humanity in one another and commit to fight for justice during this unprecedented moment of need.