How and Why We're Creating Change in Our World
Tomorrow, in support of gun violence prevention, Reform Jews from almost every state will do what we do best – bring our traditions to life by praying with our feet.
Reform Jewish Movement Hosts Student-Led Gathering before March for Our Lives
Balancing Sacrifice and Well-Being in Social Justice Work
to an array of social justice issues can make it difficult to find time to take care of my own well-being. What’s the best way to find the right balance?
Take Action this International Women's Day
This piece originally ran as a Strategies for Sisterhood Success item in Women of Reform Judaism's Weekly Digest newsletter.
A Message from Rabbi Jonah Pesner on the March for Our Lives
Photo: Donovan Marks, courtesy of Washington National Cathedral.
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, made the following statement about the March for Our Lives:
Praying With Our Feet at the March for Our Lives
Six minutes, and twenty seconds was the time it took for the gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to take the lives of 17 innocent people. According to Everytown, an average of 96 Americans per day are killed by guns; seven of those being children or teens.
Ending the Stigma
“Love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 10:19)
Why does the Torah teach that we should “love” the stranger? Is not tolerating other people in our society enough?
Passover 2018 Social Justice Resources
A D'Var Torah for the March for Our Lives
This blog post is adapted from the D'Var Torah offered by Aaron Torop at the Reform Movement's gathering in DC before the March for Our Lives.
On Eagle’s Wings
What adults could not accomplish, our teens have begun to make happen, changing the course of our country’s history.