Domestic Violence Awareness Month is Ending - but VAWA Has Yet to Be Renewed
Congress failed to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act in April. While the law itself remains intact, reauthorization has served as an essential mechanism for advocates to revise and improve the law as we learn more about how to address domestic violence.
It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Here are 3 key reasons we need to renew VAWA.
Thirty years ago, Congress first officially designated October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Announcing the Recipients of the 2019 Irving J. Fain Social Justice Award
The Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism (CSA) is proud to present the Irving J. Fain Social Justice Award, in recognition of congregations leading excellent and impactful social justice programming and initiatives.
What the RAC has Accomplished in 5779
At the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, equality and justice are core to everything we do. Nowhere is this truer than our U.S.-based state projects, where local congregations have come together to achieve substantial victories over the past year.
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.
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.
How a Parkland-Area Rabbi Found Space to Heal and Reflect
My renewed strength will fuel me as I return to Parkland this week to serve my congregants and community, and for that I cannot thank Kutz enough.
Suffering in Silence: Jews, Therapy, and the Stigma of Mental Illness
I was 20 when I learned that my first love had committed suicide. His death shattered me, both mentally and emotionally – but it also saved my life. You see, in the months leading up to his suicide, I had been planning my own.
What I Learned from My Breast Cancer Experience
I am a breast cancer survivor. Before my diagnosis, I knew of individuals who had survived breast cancer and some who had died of breast cancer. None was a family member.
The "Monstrous Beast" of Immigration Reform
Dr. Amy J. Cohen delivered the following remarks at Temple Beth Shir Shalom in Santa Monica, CA on Yom Kippur.