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Building Laws That Prevent Gun Violence  

By Jenn Queen In gematria, Jewish numerology, the number 40 is incredibly significant. It is the number of days of the flood in Genesis, the years the Israelites wandered in the desert and the days and nights spent waiting for Moses to descend Mt. Sinai with the Torah. It is also an important figure of a new study published yesterday in the American Journal of Public Health: the percentage by which gun deaths have decreased in Connecticut since the implementation of handgun purchaser licensing legislation.

A Rabbi, a Minister, and a Priest Host a Gun Show

By
Rabbi Joel Mosbacher

Sounds like the start of a joke, no?

Unfortunately, this powerful gathering was serious – deadly serious. More than 30,000 Americans will die in 2015, victims of gun violence. This after the 30,000 who have died each year in this country for many years.

How We Can Help Protect our Kids with a Simple Question

Your calendar on June 21 is probably marked for a few things: it’s Father’s Day, the summer solstice and the longest day of the year. Yet this year, we’re marking our calendars for something perhaps just as important: National ASK Day. ASK, or “Asking Saves Kids,” is a campaign to keep children safe from accidental gun violence by empowering parents to ask if there is an unlocked gun in the homes where their kids play.

SAVP Trip 2015 Follow-Up

​ Thank you for participating in the annual NFTY social action leaders trip to the RAC! We applaud your commitment to social justice and can't wait to hear and see the amazing social justice work you do within your regions this year. During your time at the RAC, you explored specific issues and...

NFTY Mechina 2015 Follow-Up

The RAC created a series of resources for the 2015 NFTY Mechina leadership training event to support NFTY's social justice work. Background Resources Gun Violence Prevention Background Racial Justice Background Economic Justice Background Background Template - The background template is meant to...

Motivated and Ready to Work: Mechina Prepares NFTY’s Leaders for the Year Ahead

By
Miriam Chilton

The past several months have been very profound; the Charleston Church shooting, the attack on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore on the heels of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the Pope’s encyclical on climate change, the ruling by the Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage in all 50 states, just to name a few.  Our children’s world is shaped by a mix of crisis and opportunity. After attending NFTY’s Mechina, the four-day leadership training event for regional leaders held at URJ Kutz Camp, I remain hopeful.  I’m hopeful because I got to meet, study and pray with amazing teens who are ready and willing to wrestle with the important issues of our time and the Reform Movement has what to offer to help them with that important task.

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