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This World Malaria Day: Join the Fight Against Malaria
Next Saturday, April 25, is World Malaria Day, a day when advocates and citizens across the globe will raise awareness and take action to end malaria. In honor of this important day, a number of champions in the fight against malaria have shared their stories.
A Prayer for Baltimore
Amidst the clashes
Between black and white,
Between those in uniform and those in plain clothes,
Between those who seek to maintain order and those who seek to disrupt it,
Let us pray for both justice and peace.
Op-Ed: Go Ahead and Debate the Middle East at Your Passover Seder
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, published an op-ed today in the Washington Post titled “Go ahead an
North Dakotans Reject Measure Three
Yesterday, North Dakotans spoke out at the polls and soundly rejected Measure Three, a misguided attempt to implement a state version of a federal law called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
A Day in the Life of Machon Kaplan
On Monday night, Machon Kaplan turned up the heat with “Chopped”! Adding fun, flare and competition to communal eating, the RAC provided us with funds and time to cook a fabulous potluck meal.
Prayer After the Earthquake for the People of Nepal and India
More than 4,000 people are feared dead in an 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday morning.
At the Consultation: LGBT Equality From Marriage Equality to Trans Rights
On April 26-28, hundreds of Reform Jews will gather in Washington, D.C. for the RAC’s Consultation on Conscience, the Reform Movement’s flagship social justice event. On Monday, April 27 at 2:00 PM, Evan Wolfson, Founder and President of Freedom to Marry, will join Rabbi Denise Eger, President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Jen Kaufman, Chair of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism, and Rabbi Judith Schindler, Senior Rabbi at Temple Beth El, for a discussion on LGBT equality. A live stream will be available on the RAC homepage if you are unable to join us in person at the Consultation. In the meantime, you can brush up on some of the latest developments in the fight for LGBT equality!
IRAC Runs on Chocolate
IRAC has a special drawer in our offices in Jerusalem that helps to keep us running.
Reform CA Leadership Letter on AB 953
Another letter in support of AB 953 was also sent on May 12, 2015 to the full CA Assembly Appropriations Committee by Rabbi Jessica Oleon Kirschner and Jennifer Kaufman on behalf of Reform California. Read the text of that letter here.
Focus on the Court: Going Out With a Bang
What a way to end this term at the Supreme Court! Yesterday, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was upheld in a 5-4 vote, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing the majority opinion.