The Massacre Generation
Rabbi Seth M. Limmer made the following remarks on Kol Nidre 5780 at Chicago Sinai Congregation. His remarks were originally posted on Chicago Sinai Congregation's website.
Balancing Sacrifice and Well-Being in Social Justice Work
to an array of social justice issues can make it difficult to find time to take care of my own well-being. What’s the best way to find the right balance?
Take Action this International Women's Day
This piece originally ran as a Strategies for Sisterhood Success item in Women of Reform Judaism's Weekly Digest newsletter.
Take a Deeper Dive into Social Justice at the URJ Biennial
Right in between the largest-ever Consultation on Conscience and the launch of the Reform Movement’s 2020 civic engagement campaign, we are excited to offer a social justice “intensive” track, a cluster of connected learning sessions offers a deeper dive into priority issues and community organizing training.
A Message from Rabbi Jonah Pesner on the March for Our Lives
Photo: Donovan Marks, courtesy of Washington National Cathedral.
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, made the following statement about the March for Our Lives:
Praying With Our Feet at the March for Our Lives
Six minutes, and twenty seconds was the time it took for the gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to take the lives of 17 innocent people. According to Everytown, an average of 96 Americans per day are killed by guns; seven of those being children or teens.
Passover 2018 Social Justice Resources
A D'Var Torah for the March for Our Lives
This blog post is adapted from the D'Var Torah offered by Aaron Torop at the Reform Movement's gathering in DC before the March for Our Lives.
On Eagle’s Wings
What adults could not accomplish, our teens have begun to make happen, changing the course of our country’s history.