Reform Movement Launches Gun Violence Prevention Network and Learning Fellowship
In the last year, our youth-led, Reform Jewish gun violence prevention campaign engaged hundreds of student leaders around civic engagement and reducing gun violence in America.
This is Our Fight: What’s Next for NFTY’s Gun Violence Prevention Efforts
We are proud of the progress we have made, and we continue to lead the fight to end gun violence in every community – and, ultimately, to create a safer future for the generations that come after us.
Bringing the Lessons of L'Taken Home: Advocating for Gun Violence Prevention
This past January, I, along with my confirmation class, had the opportunity to attend L’Taken, the RAC’s social justice seminar for high schoolers.
I Lobbied for Expanded Background Checks - And My Representative Listened
5 Moments from NFTY Convention 2019 that Will Give You Hope about the Reform Jewish Future
Here are 5 can’t-miss moments from NFTY Convention 2019.
Prayer After Racist Violence Against Houses of Worship
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.
Galilee Diary: The Neighbors
Whoever saves one life in Israel [i.e., of a Jew] is as if he had saved an entire world.
– Mishnah, Sanhedrin 4:5
Whoever saves one life is as if he had saved an entire world.
Ki Teitzei: When You Go Out as a Warrior
Parashat Ki Teitzei includes a rich and varied collection of directives that serve as a partial blueprint for behaviors and norms to create the emerging covenantal culture. As Professor Adele Berlin notes, “Issues pertaining to women are prominent in this parashah. . . .