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RAC-CA 2019 Legislative Victories
RAC-CA advances healthcare, immigrant justice, gun violence prevention, and access to drinking water California’s legislative year is only half over, but RAC-CA and our allies have already won significant legislative victories!
New Leader for Reform Jewish Movement's Commission on Social Action
"Today, leaders of the Commission on Social Action (CSA), a joint body of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the Union for Reform Judaism, announced that Susan Friedberg Kalson has been unanimously selected as the next chair of the Commission on Social Action. "
New Leader for Reform Jewish Movement’s Commission on Social Action
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July 22, 2019
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A Prayer Against Detaining Children
This prayer addresses the detention of children at the U.S. border and the tragic deaths of innocents there and in the custody of the federal government.
Reflections on the 1-year Anniversary of the Atlanta Shootings
Around this time last year, I was preparing for my legislative assistant interview with the RAC when tragedy unfolded in Georgia. A racist and misogynist gunman, entered two Atlanta-area massage businesses and murdered eight people, including six Asian women spa workers.
Shabbat Message: A Galvanizing Visit to Israel That Fills Me With Encouragement
In meetings with the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli, and Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid, we discussed the crisis in Ukraine, the future of the Kotel, ensuring more funding and rights for non-Orthodox Jews, combatting racism, and stopping extremist violence against Palestinians, in addition to other pressing issues.
Working in Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Hate
In the past two years, the simultaneous spike in anti-Asian and anti-Semitic violence has brought my identity as an Asian American Jewish woman into sharp focus. In fact, here in New York City, I have keenly felt the sharp rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and against Jews.
Brit Olam Reproductive Health & Rights Cohort: A Reform Jewish Issue
For nearly 85 years, Women of Reform Judaism has been a leading advocate for reproductive rights and health, adopting more than a dozen resolutions affirming a strong and vocal stance and mobilizing its members to speak out for the rights of women[1] to exercise moral authority over their own bodies.
How My Judaism Inspires My Social Justice Endeavors
As I enter a new phase of life as a retired person, I have a wonderful opportunity to volunteer for causes at the intersection of Judaism and social justice.
Reform Jewish Movement Commends Biden Administration’s Plans to End Title 42
We welcome the Biden administration’s plans to end the inhumane, illegal Title 42 asylum policy by May 23, 2022.