The Dream Still Demands
This post is adapted from remarks offered by Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 48th Annual Legislative Conference Prayer Breakfast.
Why Millennials Should Lead the Way into the Jewish Future
Today, too many millennials associate being religious with values they don’t espouse. Should we therefore give up on millennials and Jewish life?
Strong Evidence of the Impact of Reform Movement Youth Programs on Lifelong Jewish Identity
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?"
5 Last-Minute Ways to Work Civic Engagement Into Your High Holidays
This year, the High Holidays fall a month and a half before midterm elections, providing an opportunity for our community to reflect on the past year and make decisions about our future.
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.
World Progressive Jewry Expresses Solidarity with the French People
The North American Reform Jewish Movement stands in solidarity as our hearts break for the victims, their families, and the survivors of the Paris attacks.
Reform Movement Rejects Calls for New Limits on Syrian Refugees
Contact: Max Rosenblum or Rachel Landman
202.387.2800 | news@rac.org
War, Peace, and the Role of the Writer
In a 1989 interview for Reform Judaism magazine, I asked Amos Oz, one of Israel’s best-known writers and peace activists, about the role of the writer in society.