Refugees

World Refugee Day 2022

Rachel Klein

June 17, 2022

Every year on June 20, we honor the resilience and courage of refugees and celebrate their contributions to our communities and to our entire nation. The best way to honor and celebrate refugees is by taking action to make the U.S. a more welcoming place for those seeking safety.

Refugees

Welcoming the Stranger: How Reform Congregations are Taking Action for Refugees

Rachel Klein

February 23, 2022

This is a critical time for refugees and asylum seekers worldwide. Those in need of safe homes include Afghan refugees in addition to the millions of other displaced persons worldwide. For the past four years, the RAC has joined HIAS in dedicating a Shabbat experience to refugees and asylum seekers.

Refugees

Global Refugee Crisis: Where We Are and How You Can Help

February 24, 2021

As we face the world’s worst global refugee crisis, the United States has failed to do all that it is capable of to support robust refugee resettlement. More than 80 million people worldwide have left home to escape conflict and persecution, surpassing the...

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Immigration Justice

Save One Life, Save the Entire World (Including Yourself)

Rabbi Dan Moskovitz, Temple Sholom, Vancouver BC

May 24, 2019

What is the most “popular” mitzvah?

Tikkun olam, repairing the world.

And, why?

Because of what we learn in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 37a): “Whoever saves a single life is considered by scripture to have saved the whole world.’ Because we are...

Refugees

Reform Jewish Communities Are Still Standing up for Refugees in the Wake of Pittsburgh

Talia Kaplan

November 9, 2018

Following in the tradition of Abraham, who heeded God’s call in Parshat Lech Lecha, 275 diverse Jewish communities in 33 states across North America responded to the urgency of the global refugee crisis by celebrating National Refugee Shabbat on October 19-20.