Host a Gun Violence Prevention Shabbat
Gun violence in America has become consistent, reliable news. Breaking news alerts draw our attention to shootings at schools, movie theaters, night clubs, and in the middle of our streets. We follow social media, watching and waiting for the number of dead and injured to stop climbing.
Host a Gun Violence Prevention Shabbat
How do we work to prevent what has become an epidemic of gun violence? How do we honor those who have become the victims of this deadly trend? And how do we engage in this issue, specifically as Jews?
Social Media Tips for Teen Gun Violence Prevention Activists
As NFTY and the Reform Movement undertake a reinvigorated campaign to help end gun violence in the United States, we've compiled a few tips and resources for teen activists who want to get involved.
NFTY Teens Are Leading the Way on Gun Violence Prevention
This is a moment unlike any in recent memory – and all over the U.S., Reform Jewish teens are leading the way.
A Jewish Teen's Message to Congress on Gun Violence Prevention
Last week, Reform Jewish high school students from across the country came to Washington, D.C for the Bernard and Audre Rapaport L’Taken Social Justice Seminar.
After Parkland: How We're Mobilizing to Prevent Gun Violence
The Reform Jewish community faced the tragic task last week of burying our own: Among the 17 people gunned down in last Wednesday’s Parkland school shooting were Reform Jewish teens and a teacher.
This Shabbat, We Remember Those Lives Lost to Gun Violence
This Shabbat, we say Mourner's Kaddish for all those lives lost to gun violence thus far in 2018.
A Prayer for Victims of Gun Violence
At the Washington National Cathedral's interfaith prayer service to mourn the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, I offered the following words of comfort and prayer.
Reform Jewish Leader Offers Prayer for Victims of Gun Violence
For Immediate Release
October 3, 2017