Gun Violence Prevention: Looking Back and Looking Forward
“Don’t stop after beating the swords into ploughshares, don’t stop! Go on beating and make musical instruments out of them. Whoever wants to make war again will have to turn them into ploughshares first.” –Yehuda Amichai
Reform Movement Launches Gun Violence Prevention Network and Learning Fellowship
In the last year, our youth-led, Reform Jewish gun violence prevention campaign engaged hundreds of student leaders around civic engagement and reducing gun violence in America.
This is Our Fight: What’s Next for NFTY’s Gun Violence Prevention Efforts
We are proud of the progress we have made, and we continue to lead the fight to end gun violence in every community – and, ultimately, to create a safer future for the generations that come after us.
Faith Calling for Gun Violence Prevention Honors Anniversary of Newtown Tragedy
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Faiths Calling Campaign Asserts Reform Jewish Movement Commitment to Gun Violence Prevention
Contact: Sean Thibault or Deborah Goldberg
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Join Faiths Calling to Prevent Gun Violence
Jewish tradition teaches that “whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world” (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:9).
Ending Gun Violence
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Bringing the Lessons of L'Taken Home: Advocating for Gun Violence Prevention
This past January, I, along with my confirmation class, had the opportunity to attend L’Taken, the RAC’s social justice seminar for high schoolers.
Reform Jewish Community Recommits to Passing Meaningful Legislation to Prevent Gun Violence Following Colorado Shooting
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One Month After Newtown Tragedy, Reform Movement Leads Religious Call for Congressional Action to Prevent Gun Violence
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 15, 2013 -- Today, religious leaders gathered under the banner of Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence to call on Congress to act swiftly to pass comprehensive legislation to address gun violence.