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Reform Jewish Leader Responds to Susan Rice’s Departure as Domestic Policy Advisor
Washington, DC April 24, 2023: In response to Susan Rice’s decision to step down from the role of Domestic Policy Advisor, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement:
Preserving Hope
Hope is hard to find these days, yet we need it now more than ever. Hope can spring from the most desperate places - like a daisy between sidewalk cracks or even from a site like the Twin Towers in New York City, destroyed on September 11, 2001.
Reform Movement Condemns Death Threats Against Israeli Arab Knesset Members
Saperstein: "While we may not always agree with the ideas expressed, our deep commitment to Jewish and democratic values requires that we defend the free speech of all Israel's citizens, including its Arab citizens."
How to Help Support Israel's Democracy
Here are some ways you and your community can support Israeli democracy and the Israeli Reform Movement during this critical moment.
A Spiritual Wellness Check Up: Examining My Metaphorical Case of Tzara’at
This week's double Torah portion, Tazria - M'tzora, is about a serious skin disease called tzara'at. We learn from the Talmud that tzara'at could be contracted by speaking lashon hara : "Reish Lakish says: What is that which is written: 'This shall be the law of the leper (metzora)?' This means that this shall be the law of a defamer (motzi shem ra).'" (Arachin 15b.)
Justice for All People Everywhere: An Interview with Rabbi Jonah Pesner
We sat down with Rabbi Jonah Pesner to discuss his work in the Reform Movement, as a SCoRE member, and his experience as the first Jewish person appointed to SCoRE.
Bans of our Bodies Weekend of Action Prayer
The following blog post is adapted from remarks given by Rabbi Esther Lederman, Director of Congregational Innovation for the Union for Reform Judaism, at the Bans Off Our Bodies Weekend of Action Interfaith Gathering.
The URJ Racial Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (REDI) Equity Indicator: Glossary of Terms
Here are some terms that can found in the URJ Racial Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (REDI) Equity Indicator.