We Need A Moral Breakthrough: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II's Remarks to the URJ Biennial 2017
This address was presented before the 74th Union for Reform Judaism Biennial convention on Wednesday, December 6.
Read Rabbi Rick Jacobs' D'var Torah to the URJ Biennial 2017
This d'var Torah for Parashah Vayeishev was presented before the 74th Union for Reform Judaism Biennial convention on Saturday, December 9.
Identity and Ethics: Knowing Who and Whose You Are
If someone tells you that Judaism is X or Y, you should never believe them. Judaism is such a complex civilization — it is made up of religion and culture, language and land, and a particular kind of peoplehood. ... The Israelites’ preparations both to enter the Land and to create an ideal society are central motifs of Deuteronomy, and a particular focus of the extensive Parashat R’eih.