Remembering victims of gun violence – join the National Gun Violence Prevention Shabbat
December 14, 2017, will mark the 5th anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In the years since, 500,000 Americans have been killed or injured by gun violence.
It’s Time for our Government to Start Listening to Common Sense.
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How the RAC's work created change in 2019
Throughout 2019, the Religious Action Center worked across North America, and at the state level in the United States, to advance principles of justice, wholeness, and compassion.
How the RAC's Work Created Change in 2019
From policy victories, to activating our base, to driving the narrative around Jewish values in the public square, here is a sample of the RAC’s impact in a few of our priority areas.
Why We Must Speak Out Against Sexual Violence
The onslaught of stories exposing powerful men committing acts of sexual violence against women is a sad reminder that we often are not safe in our own bodies.
Congress was busy in December. How did social justice issues fare?
Congress’s last week in session in 2019 was dramatic, tense, and consequential for millions of people in America and around the world.
Building Deep and Lasting Ties to Heal the World
This summer, as we gathered on the eve of Pride Weekend for one of our congregation’s many justice-focused Kabbalat Shabbat services, we put our arms around each other and sang: “We are a gentle, angry people and we are singing for our lives.”
What Will You Do at a Time Such as This?
Editor's note: The text that follows was presented before a live audience at the 2019 Union for Reform Judaism Biennial.
"What Will You Do at Such a Time as This?"
Editor's note: The text that follows was presented before a live audience at the 2019 URJ Biennial.