Reform Movement Condemns Death Threats Against Israeli Arab Knesset Members
Saperstein: "While we may not always agree with the ideas expressed, our deep commitment to Jewish and democratic values requires that we defend the free speech of all Israel's citizens, including its Arab citizens."
Reform Jewish Leader Calls on Rev. Robertson to Retract Anti-Islamic Remarks
Pelavin: "How disappointing to see a religious leader stoop to this level, attempting to delegitimatize one of the worlds great faiths based on the actions of someone who perverts its teachings."
Galilee Diary: The Long Arm of the Law
by Marc Rosenstein
(Originally published in Ten Minutes of Torah and Galilee Diary)
Leader of Reform Judaism Calls for Overhaul of Religious Education;
(BOSTON, Dec. 8, 2001)-In a blunt appraisal of Jewish education, the leader of America's Reform Movement today said synagogues must mobilize for a major overhaul of the after-school programs that educate the children of America's largest Jewish denomination.