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Urge the ATF to ban bump stocks!
Following the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in in Parkland, Florida, earlier this year, Attorney General Sessions announced that the Department of Justice would propose a regulation to effectively ban “bump fire stocks” like the ones used in the Las Vegas massacre.
Civic Engagement - Ballot Initiatives
The Reform Movement strives for a world in which all people experience wholeness, justice, and compassion. Many of the structural policies that shape our world are established or changed through our representative democracy; the people who enact policies are elected by the voting population.
Civic Engagement - Candidate Engagement
As we work together to fulfill the sacred mandate of tikkun olam , world repair, non-partisan civic engagement in service of our enduring values is an essential way that we stay active in our communities.
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.
Why I Joined The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
I joined the Poor People’s Campaign because I am answering the call of the One who calls me to act concerning the poor and disenfranchised.
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.
What a Trip to Israel Taught Two Faithful Progressives
Last week, we traveled together to Israel and the Palestinian territories with a remarkable group of Black civil rights leaders and Reform Jewish leaders, including those who sit at the intersection of being Black and Jewish. We imagined that there would likely be bumps along the way, and there were. However, our group knew one another from our ongoing social justice and racial equity work in the United States, so there was a reservoir of goodwill and commonality that served us well.
Jewish Organizations to Trump Administration: Families Belong Together!
"As Jews, we understand the plight of being an immigrant fleeing violence and oppression. We believe that the United States is a nation of immigrants and how we treat the stranger reflects on the moral values and ideals of this nation."