Clergy & Congregations
Congregations are at the forefront of the Reform Movement's social action work, from direct service to local advocacy.
Congregations are at the forefront of the Reform Movement's social action work, from direct service to local advocacy. With the help of our clergy and congregations, the work of the Religious Action Center has been able to grow and make a positive impact in communities around North America.
Join our Moral Leadership in Challenging Times series. As Jewish clergy in 2025, your spiritual and moral leadership is more important—and more complicated—than ever. In these increasingly charged times, your community looks to you to help create a society of wholeness, justice, and compassion. To support your leadership, we invite you to join this series of interactive virtual sessions designed to provide new perspectives, impactful learning, and meaningful connection. Together, we’ll engage in robust discussions, small group reflections, and practical skill-building to replenish your spirit, strengthen your resolve, and empower you to lead with clarity and compassion. Let’s meet the challenges of 2025 together!
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Apply for The Rabbi Balfour Brickner Clergy Cohort: Zionism and Moral Leadership
The Cohort is a ten-month opportunity designed for clergy to explore the intersection of Jewish social justice and progressive Zionism. Cohort members will engage in learning that supports the connections between Israel, Jewish values, and social justice.
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Resources for Rabbis
Here you can find sample sermons and "sermon starters" on a variety of issues, holiday guides, creative resources to blend social justice into worship and preaching, and more.
What's New
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Reflections on a Special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
This year, the national observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 20 feels especially profound. For only the third time since the holiday's creation, it will coincide with a presidential inauguration.
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Ensuring Voices are Heard and Votes Counted
I enjoyed text-banking Ohio voters about the Citizens Not Politicians amendment through the RAC’s non-partisan Every Voice, Every Vote campaign. I felt that I was doing my part to repair the world while I was empowered by engaging with voters.
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Securing the Vote
Georgia voters have, for many years, received a sticker on the way out of our polling places - a peach saying "I'm a Georgia Voter." But in 2020, a tagline was added to the peach: "I SECURED MY VOTE!"