RAC-CA Issue Research Teams
Together, We Can: A Letter to the 116th Congress
Today, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism delivered a letter to every member of the 116th Congress.
Together, We Can: A Letter to the 116th Congress
Today, we delivered a letter to every member of the 116th Congress outlining our 2019 legislative priorities and urging them to join us in the pursuit of a more just and compassionate world.
RAC-CA Governance
UAHC President Expresses Outrage and Grief Over Latest Acts of Palestinian Terror
(New York, NY, January 6, 2003) - Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President of the Reform Movement's Union of American Hebrew Congregations, expressed his outrage and grief today over the two suicide bombings that took place in Tel Aviv during rush hour Sunday evening.
Our Spiritual Fate Depends on Progress Toward Racial Justice
This essay about Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. written a year after the civil rights leader was slain, is from a collection of unpublished writings by Rabbi Chaim Stern, z"l.
Resilience of the Soul Breaks Ground in Adolescent Mental Health
SAN DIEGO, CA—To help families and congregations offer teens a safe place to mature into adulthood, the Union’s Department of Jewish Family Concerns has published Resilience of the Soul – Developing Emotional and Spiritual Resilience in Adolescents and Their Families, A Resourc
Remembering Amos Oz, Israel's Rock Star of Tolerance
Amos Oz was a world-renowned Israeli writer, whose work expresses the complexity, the tragedy, and the wonder of Israel. Oz condensed the Ten Commandants into a single commandment, "Don’t Hurt Others!" He then added that if you must, then hurt as little as possible.
The Issue Remains: Two States for Two Peoples
In a recent New York Times op-ed, Michelle Alexander simplified the endlessly complicated Israeli Palestinian conflict – the same mistake right-wing voices make.