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Jewish Leader Stands Up for a Strong VAWA
Rabbi Saperstein: "A Violence Against Women's Act that prioritizes some Americans over others is simply not acceptable; it would be shameful."
URJ Statement Regarding Synagogue Attack in Halle, Germany
We mourn the two lives lost, and painfully recognize that it’s only because the gunman was unable to enter the synagogue that even greater bloodshed was prevented.
Praise for Supreme Court Decision in 'Juvenile Life Without Parole' Case
Rabbi Saperstein: "We reaffirm the biblical concept that the criminal is a human being, capable of reshaping his or her life."
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Union for Reform Judaism Statement on Connecticut Synagogue Bomb Threat
New York, NY; October 25, 2019 - Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs issued the following statement in response to today’s bomb threat called in to Congregation B’nai Israel in Bridgeport, CT, a URJ member congregation.
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to Removal of U.S. Troops at Turkish-Syrian Border
"The humanitarian crisis triggered by President Trump’s sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Turkish-Syrian border is senseless, painful, and must end."
Reform Jewish Movement Responds to Removal of U.S. Troops at Turkish-Syrian Border
“The humanitarian crisis triggered by President Trump’s sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Turkish-Syrian border is senseless, painful, and must end."