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A Victory Against Hate and Violence in Israel
For the first time in Israel’s history, a rabbi has been criminally convicted on charges of incitement to violence.
13 Jewish Stories about Moms for Mother’s Day
This Mother’s Day, we’ve rounded up a few of our favorite stories about moms to share with you. We hope you’ll read them, enjoy them, relate to them, comment on them, and maybe share stories of your own mothers. Happy Mother’s Day!
This Purim, Make Noise to Protest Modern-Day Hamans
We know that religious freedom is not a lesson from ancient stories, but an ongoing quest even today. While many of us are fighting antisemitism in our home countries, we are also in solidarity with the Rohingya people, who have been persecuted for decades.
World AIDS Day 2011: Working Toward a Brighter Future
Rabbi Saperstein: "The progress that has already been made to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS can and will continue, and this pandemic will be defeated."
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Federal Judge Blocks Warning Images on Cigarette Packs
In accordance with the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Ghetto: A Poem
the path that we now follow / is the Exodus our ancestors never chose / flooding with pain they died not to swallow / the past spills into the river and flows
Global Refugee Crisis: Where We Are and How You Can Help
As we face the world’s worst global refugee crisis, the United States has failed to do all that it is capable of to support robust refugee resettlement.
Important Message on Ethics Accountability
In recent weeks, there have been several public reports of leaders in our Reform Jewish Movement who have engaged in abuse, misconduct, and sexual assault. The pain endured by the victims is heartbreaking. We hope the reports of these brave victims will empower others who have suffered in silence to come forward so that there can be both accountability and healing. We commit without hesitation that the Union for Reform Judaism (the URJ) will address all reports of misconduct appropriately and transparently, centering the survivors as we move forward.
Reform Jewish Leader Calls for Repudiation of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Hateful Views
"The growing catalogue of hateful and dangerous statements from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene are unbecoming of any public figure and even less so a member of Congress."