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
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
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#WeSitTogether to End Gun Violence
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).
#NotOneMore: Taking Action to End Gun Violence
The other day, I was asked why I got involved in the gun violence prevention movement. It’s because of my intolerance—I have no tolerance for injustice and nonsense.
Ending Gun Violence
Background
This Rabbi is Taking the Fight Against Gun Violence Directly to Seattle Lawmakers
In the month of June, which also marks National Gun Violence Awareness Month, our nation witnessed the largest and deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.
#NotOneMore: Taking Action to End Gun Violence on September 25
This past Mother’s Day, I marched with my family in the Moms Demand Action's 4th Annual Brooklyn Bridge March and Rally to End Gun Violence (#BridgetoGunSense).
Reform Movement Leader Condemns Senate's Failure to Pass Common Sense Measures to Prevent Gun Violence
Washington, D.C., June 20, 2016 – In response today’s Senate votes on expanding mandatory background checks and closing the terror gap, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement: