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ReformJudaism.org’s Top 10 Stories of 2018
As we prepare to ring in 2019, we look back on the year we leave behind, and… whew, what a year!
Divine Violence and Abolition in Egypt
In Parshat Va-eira, we watch as God's message of freedom unfolds across Egypt and is ignored, scorned by Israelites and Egyptians alike. We watch as moral suasion, peaceful resistance, and God's word fail to bring about liberation and an end to oppression. In the wake of this failure, God visits 10 plagues on Pharaoh and the Egyptians, the first 7 of which appear in this week's portion.
I was a NFTY Social Action Leader. Here’s Why I Think You Should Go to Consultation
A quick note from Logan Zinman Gerber, our National Teen Campaign Organizer:
Happy New Year! Check out the Reform Movement's Top Stories of 2018
With 2019 coming up quickly, we’ve rounded up the top Reform Movement stories of 2018.
RAC Illinois Celebrates Our First Win, for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Assault
The Illinois Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC-IL) is excited to announce that the VOICES Act is now law in Illi
How and Why Teen Leaders Can Strengthen Your Congregation
Tomorrow’s leaders are in our congregations (and ready to lead) today.
"Unite the Right" Organizers Lose Big in Court
Amy Spitalnick is the executive director of Integrity First for America (IFA), the civil rights nonprofit behind Sines v. Kessler - the successful federal lawsuit against the neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and hate groups responsible for the violent "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017. I sat down with Amy, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, to get her views on the significance of this lawsuit.
Afterword
New from CCAR Press, The Social Justice Torah Commentary demonstrates that the Torah is a guide to addressing the most urgent challenges of our time. This excerpt is from Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center and Senior Vice President, Union for Reform Judaism.
Building the World We Wish to See
Just as it is inaccurate to paint all progressive Jews with a broad brush, the same is true for Haredim, traditionally observant or ultra-Orthodox Jews.