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Helping to Prevent Gun Violence Connects Jewish Teens
Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, when people across the country take actions big and small to fight gun violence in the United States.
Justice Jams
Justice Jams Many congregations such as Temple Beth Sholom have been very successful engaging people in service projects but haven't figured out how to stimulate advocacy. Justice Jams raises awareness about justice issues and galvanizes the congregation toward advocacy.
Create Change Together
Create Change Together Racial and Economic inequality in Chicago is a complex issue that requires a nuanced approach.
Justice Delayed, Justice Denied, For Far Too Many
For many white observers, the protests calling for an end to police violence and Black liberation that erupted over the weekend may have appeared sudden.
"White Jews: It Is on Us"
For many white observers, the protests calling for an end to police violence and Black liberation that erupted over the weekend may have appeared sudden.
This Tishah B'Av, Act as if There is No God
Tishah B'Av is a day of mourning, commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples. In recent years, it's also a day to mourn other tragedies that have darkened Jewish history - the Romans putting down the Bar Kochba revolt, mass murders of Jewish communities during the Crusades, expulsions from England, France, and Spain in the Middle Ages, and the Holocaust.
Traliant Compliance Training Classes Now Available
As part of our ongoing efforts to create safe, respectful, and equitable workplaces, the URJ requires all staff to regularly participate in sexual harassment prevention training classes, provided by Traliant Compliance Training. Now, through the Reform Movement Marketplace, the URJ is making Traliant Compliance Training classes available to our affiliated congregations at a reduced cost.
We Remember, We Educate, We Pledge “Never Again”
On April 25, Representative Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania introduced a resolution, H. Res. 276, to support education about the Holocaust in public schools across the country.