Site Search

Search

Filters:

Content Type

Find more in The Tent

The Tent is a series of discussion groups and resource libraries serving the communication and collaboration needs of the leadership of the Reform Movement. Learn more about this exciting new platform, where Reform congregational leaders connect with colleagues and peers who have similar concerns, interests and responsibilities.

Visit the Tent

1 - 50 of 934 results

Sort by: Most RecentBest Match

Filter Your Results

Reform Movement Decries President’s National Emergency Declaration to Build Border Wall

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2019 Media Contact: Jenna Galper, jgalper@rac.org, 202-387-2800 WASHINGTON – In response to President Trump’s decision to...

Reform Jewish Movement Condemns Decision to Allow Discrimination in Foster Care System

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2019 Media contact: Jenna Galper, jgalper@rac.org, 202-387-2800 WASHINGTON – In response to a decision by the Department of...

Reform Jewish Movement Condemns Decision Striking Down the Affordable Care Act

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2018 Media contact: Jenna Galper, jgalper@rac.org, 202-387-2800 WASHINGTON – In response to Texas District Court Judge Reed O...

Reform Movement Decries Department of Education’s New Title IX Guidelines

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2018 Media contact: Jenna Galper, jgalper@rac.org, 202-387-2800 WASHINGTON – In response to the Department of Education...

Reform Jewish Leader Reacts to 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2018 Media contact: Jenna Galper, jgalper@rac.org, 202-387-2800 WASHINGTON, DC- In response to the outcomes of the 2018...

Reform Jewish Movement Calls on Administration to Uphold Right to Seek Asylum

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2018 Media contact: Jenna Galper, jgalper@rac.org, 202-387-2800 WASHINGTON, DC- In response to reports that the Trump...

Reform Jewish Movement Condemns Trump Administration's New Attempt to Discriminate Against Transgender Individuals

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 22, 2018 Media contacts: Jenna Galper, jgalper@rac.org, 202-387-280 WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the Trump administration’s new...

Reform Movement Laments Senate Judiciary Committee’s Vote in Favor of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation as a Supreme Court Justice

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2018 Media Contacts: Jenna Galper: jgalper@rac.org, 202-387-2800 WASHINGTON – In response to the Senate Judiciary...

Reform Jewish Movement Opposes Changes to Public Benefits Use for Immigrant Families

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2018 Media Contacts: Jenna Galper, jgalper@rac.org, 202-387-280 WASHINGTON, DC- On Saturday, September 21, the Department of...

Reform Jewish Movement Condemns Low Refugee Admissions Ceiling

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2018 Media Contact: Jenna Galper, jgalper@rac.org, (202) 387-2800 WASHINGTON – In response to the Trump administration’s...

Reform Jewish Movement Mourns Loss of Senator John McCain

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to the death of Senator John McCain, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action...

Reform Jewish Movement Opposes Effort to Undercut Fight Against Climate Change

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to the Trump administration’s announcement of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, which would...

Reform Jewish Movement Calls on Senate to Reject Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh

<? global $_domain;?> Print Today, the Reform Jewish Movement adds its voice to those calling on the Senate to reject the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. He...

Reform Jewish Movement Condemns Decision to Roll Back Federal Affirmative Action Guidance

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to the Trump administration’s decision to rescind guidance supporting affirmative action policies in...

Reform Jewish Leader Decries Anti-Worker Supreme Court Decision

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2018 WASHINGTON – Today, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal...

Reform Jewish Movement Condemns Ruling on Discriminatory Travel Ban Case

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2018 WASHINGTON – Today, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Trump v. Hawaii, a case that challenged the legality of the Trump...

Interfaith Clergy Visit Detention Center in McAllen, Texas to Urge End to Separation of Families

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2018 McALLEN, TEXAS – On Thursday, June 21, an interfaith delegation of 40 religious leaders representing the Jewish, Catholic,...

Barbara Weinstein's Remarks at Women of Faith Cry Out to Keep Families Together Prayer Vigil

<? global $_domain;?> Print WASHINGTON- On Tuesday, June 19, Barbara Weinstein, Associate Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism joined a group of Catholic, Protestant,...

Rabbi Rick Jacobs' Remarks at the Poor People's Campaign

<? global $_domain;?> Print On Monday, June 18, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, will offer remarks at the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral...

Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs to Engage in Nonviolent Civil Disobedience with the Poor People’s Campaign

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2018 WASHINGTON – On Monday, June 18, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, will join other leaders of the...

Reform Jewish Movement Expresses Disappointment in Narrow Masterpiece Cakeshop Ruling

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2018 WASHINGTON – Today, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The...

Reform Jewish Leader Decries Missing Children, Family Separation, and Mistreatment of Minors

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release May 28, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to widespread re p orted mistreatment of minors d etained by border patrol and customs agents,...

Reform Movement Opposes FIRST STEP Act, Expresses Support for Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2018 WASHINGTON – Ahead of the House of Representatives’ vote on the FIRST STEP Act (H.R.5682), Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner,...

Remarks by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at the Poor People's Campaign 40 Days of Moral Action

<? global $_domain;?> Print WASHINGTON-- On Monday, May 21, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, offered remarks at the Poor People's...

Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner and Reform Jewish Leaders Engage in Civil Disobedience with the Poor People’s Campaign

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2018 WASHINGTON – On Monday, May 21, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism will join...

Reform Jewish Movement Responds to Shooting at Santa Fe, Texas High School

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to this morning’s mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, which at least eight...

Reform Jewish Movement Condemns Administration’s Move to Reinstitute the Domestic Gag Rule and Restrict Women’s Reproductive Choices

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to the anticipated proposed regulation released by the administration today that will deny...

Reform Jewish Movement Denounces President's Inflammatory Comments on Immigrants

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2018 WASHINGTON – Yesterday, President Trump derisively referred to certain immigrants, saying, “These aren’t people. These are...

Remarks by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at the Faith in Public Life Press Conference to Defend SNAP

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release May 7, 2018 On Monday, May 7, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner represented the Reform Jewish Movement at the Faith in Public Life press conference...

Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner’s Statement on the Death of Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, Ph.D., President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Z”L

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release May 6, 2018 WASHINGTON – Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, Ph.D., President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), died...

Reform Jewish Movement Expresses Concern Over New White House Faith-Based Initiative

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to an executive order establishing a new White House faith-based initiative today, Rabbi Jonah Dov...

Illinois Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Celebrates Official Launch

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2018 CHICAGO – On Wednesday, April 25, the Reform Jewish community of Illinois will celebrate the official launch of the Illinois...

Reform Jewish Movement Denounces House Farm Bill Attacks on Anti-Hunger Program

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to the draft of the farm bill released by the House Agriculture Committee yesterday, Rabbi Jonah Dov...

Remarks by April Baskin at the Rally to End Racism

<? global $_domain;?> Print For immediate release April 4, 2018 This afternoon, April Baskin, URJ Vice President for Audacious Hospitality adressed the crowds at the Rally to End Racism in...

Remarks by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at the Rally To End Racism

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release April 4, 2018 This morning, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, adressed the crowds at the...

Reform Jewish Movement Mourns the Loss of Stephon Clark, Calls for Justice

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to the tragic death of Stephon Clark, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center...

Reform Jewish Movement Denounces Decision to Add Citizenship Question to 2020 Census

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to the Department of Commerce’s announcement that it is adding a question about citizenship to the...

Reform Jewish Movement Hosts Student-Led Gathering before March for Our Lives

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2018 WASHINGTON, DC – On Saturday, March 24, 2018, the Reform Jewish Movement, led by NFTY- The Reform Jewish Youth Movement,...

URJ President Issues Statement on Anti-Semitism

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2018 NEW YORK – On Tuesday, March 13, Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs issued the following statement: It...

Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller to Join Religious Action Center Staff as Senior California Organizer

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2018 WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, February 20, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism announced that effective March 1, 2018...

Jewish Organizations Send Letter to Department of Commerce on Addition of Citizenship Question to 2020 Census

<? global $_domain;?> Print FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2018 WASHINGTON-- On February 15, 2018, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and nine other major Jewish organizations...

Reform Jewish Movement Decries House Passage of ADA Education and Reform Act

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release February 15, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to the House of Representative’s passage of the ADA Education and Reform Act (H.R. 620), Rabbi...

Reform Jewish Movement Responds to School Shooting in South Florida

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release February 15, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to yesterday’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which...

Reform Jewish Leader Engages in Civil Disobedience in Support of Dreamers

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release January 17, 2018 WASHINGTON – Today, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism joined Bend the Arc Jewish Action, the Anti-Defamation...

Reform Jewish Movement Welcomes the Dissolution of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release January 4, 2018 WASHINGTON – In response to President Trump’s announcement that he is dissolving the “Presidential Advisory Commission on...

Reform Jewish Movement Urges Senate to Reject Tax Overhaul

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release December 19, 2017 WASHINGTON – In response to the House’s passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the...

Reform Jewish Movement Joins Reverend Barber’s Poor People’s Campaign

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release December 4, 2017 WASHINGTON – On Monday, December 4, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religion Action Center for Reform Judaism,...

Reform Jewish Movement Responds to Shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release December 4, 2017 WASHINGTON – In response to President Trump’s decision to dramatically shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante...

Reform Jewish Leader Expresses Alarm Over President’s Anti-Muslim Tweets

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release November 29, 2017 WASHINGTON —In response to President Trump’s retweets of inflammatory and misleading anti-Muslim propaganda videos,...

New Album of Social Justice Music to be Released at URJ Biennial 2017

<? global $_domain;?> Print For Immediate Release November 22, 2017 ...