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Resources for the RAC-CA Gun Violence Prevention Call-In Day
Resources for the RAC-CA Gun Violence Pr evention Call-In Day April 29 – May 3 Join Reform Jews from around the state on April 29-May 3 as we call Governor Newsom to ask him to include $39 million for CalVIP local gun violence prevention programs in his May revised budget.
Gun Violence Prevention Shabbat (I Should Have Gotten Involved Sooner)
Gun Violence Prevention Shabbat is December 9-10 this year, and in the Torah portion, Parshat Vayishlach, Jacob wrestles with an angel to receive protection from a battle he foresees coming with his brother.
RAC-CA GVP Call In Week
You have reached the link for the RAC-CA gun violence prevention call-in week, scheduled for April 29 – May 3. This link will become active on April 29, when it will have talking points, the Governor’s phone number, and a place to report the results of your call.
Top 8 Highlights from the 2019 L'Taken Season
Check out the top 8 moments from the 2019 L’Taken Social Justice Seminar from two participants.
Our Enemies Will Not Defeat or Define Us
The Passover story reminds us that in every generation an enemy rises up to destroy us. These enemies do not define us nor will they defeat us. Am Yisrael Chai.
Our enemies will not defeat or define us.
Once again, we mourn - in sadness, in anger, but not with surprise.
Dinah’s Legacy
Twenty years ago, as a fourth-year rabbinic student, I gave my senior sermon on Parashat Vayishlach. The sermon focused on the rape of Dinah and the prevalence of violence against women in modern times. As I had the opportunity to reflect on this parsha again, I started to consider what has changed since 2001 and what has stayed the same.
Empty Chairs and Stained Napkins: A Passover Prayer for Peace
When we gather on April 19 and 20 to mark the first two nights of Passover, we will pray. And we will ask aloud: What makes this year’s seders different from all others
After Poway: A Round-Up of News Stories, Statements, Resources, and More
Following Saturday’s deadly shooting at Chabad of Poway in California, Reform Jewish clergy, activists, and other community leaders have issued statements, shared words of comfort, appeared on the news, an
What's New at the 2019 Consultation on Conscience
The world is changing, so the Consultation on Conscience is, too.