Video: Vice President Joe Biden’s Message to Reform Jews
“You didn’t just lobby me, you educated me,” Vice President Joe Biden told more than 5,000 Jewish leaders gathered in Orlando, FL, for the Union for Reform Judaism’s Biennial convention
Reform Movement Decries Continued Violence in Tel Aviv and West Bank
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Jacob Kraus
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Reform Movement Condemns Shooting at Planned Parenthood Clinic in Colorado Springs
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Tracy Wolf
202.387.2800 | news@rac.org
What I Learned from a Case of URJ Biennial FOMO
Not everyone I know attended the URJ Biennial, but it felt that way. I ran into people from every school, youth program, and synagogue I’ve ever worked with or attended.
Reform Movement 2016 Social Justice Resolutions
As we begin 2016, we reflect upon the successes and challenges of last year, and many of us embark on fulfilling our new year’s resolutions. We at the RAC have made our own social justice resolutions for the New Year.
#SOTU 2016 Recap
As what I call a “New Yorker-in-diaspora,” State of the Union nights remind me that Washington, D.C. is a great city-fit for me, because you can pretty much guarantee that all bars will be playing the speech or that a friend or a friend of a friend is hosting a watch party.
Killing a King: Revisiting the Lessons from Rabin’s Assassination
The publication of Dan Ephron’s Killing a King: The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Remaking of Israel is timely, coinciding with both the 20th anniversary of Rabin’s assassina
How My Mother's Organ Donation Changed My Commitment to Social Justice
Three weeks ago, my 70-year-old mother donated a kidney to someone she did not know.
Many people tried to talk her out of it including doctors, friends and family members, including me.
"You own your own business.”
"What about your grandchildren?"
This Hanukkah, Participate in a Mitzvah with WRJ and JWI
As we prepare to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah, consider giving back and giving more meaningful Hanukkah gifts this year.
Sports vs. Values: What are We Teaching Our Children?
What do we teach our children when we seek entertainment in the spectacle of two human beings each trying to maim the other or render her senseless? And yet, should we be surprised? After all, we live in a country where mass murder occurs on a regular basis.