RAC in Your State

Our state-based affiliates in California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and Texas build power, mobilize congregations and engage the Reform Jewish community nationwide in the pursuit of justice.

Our state-based affiliates in California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and Texas build power, mobilize congregations and engage the Reform Jewish community nationwide in the pursuit of justice. We partner with diverse communities to meaningfully impact local and state legislation. 

RAC CA

RAC-CA

RAC-CA has organized 99 Reform communities and 150,000 individuals to build a state, country, and world that reflects Jewish values of justice, wholeness and compassion.
Photo of a group of RAC leaders and state volunteers

RAC-FL

RAC-FL has organized with 25+ Reform synagogues and 50,000 Reform Jews throughout Florida to build a more just state, country, and world for all.
People posing for a photo with a RAC-IL sign that says "Do Justice"

RAC-IL

RAC-IL works with Illinois Reform congregations for an equitable world.
members of RAC-MA posed in a group photo at the launch event

RAC-MA

Since 2023, RAC-MA has been organizing 39 congregations and almost 14,000 households to build a more just commonwealth for all.
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RAC-NJ

Since 2020, RAC-NJ has organized to bring Reform Jewish values to the Garden State.
Photo of six people at a RAC rally; two holding signs that say "Pass the NY Heat Act" and "Off Fossils Fuels"

RAC-NY

RAC-NY organizes the 99 Reform Jewish congregations across New York State. We are led by a volunteer strategy team and a lead organizer.
RAC Oh

RAC-OH

The Ohio Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC-OH) brings together Reform Jews from across Ohio in the pursuit of justice.
Photo of a group of RAC-PA leaders and state volunteers

RAC-PA

Since 2020, RAC-PA has organized with 28+ Reform synagogues and 40,000 Reform Jews throughout Pennsylvania to build a more just state, country, and world for all.
RAC TX

RAC-TX

RAC-TX organizes with 36 Reform synagogues and 50,000 Reform Jews throughout Texas to build a more just state, country, and world for all.

What's New

members of RAC-MA posed in a group photo at the launch event

Four Lessons from the Launch of RAC-Massachusetts

On Sunday, June 12, 2022, congregants and clergy from over twenty Reform synagogues gathered at Temple Shalom of Newton for the launch of RAC-Massachusetts, the Religious Action Center’s ninth and newest statewide project. The room had an energy I haven’t felt since before the pandemic, reminding everyone there what can happen when we are in community.
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RAC-IL Helps Secure Landmark Immigrant Justice Victory

In late May, RAC-IL helped secure a landmark immigrant justice victory in Illinois as the state legislature passed the Illinois Way Forward Act (SB 667) on the final day of the 2021 legislative session. This bill, which Governor J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign this summer, strictly limits local
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RAC-NJ Victory: The Fair Chance in Housing Act Passed!

RAC-NJ’s first issue campaign to “Ban the Box in Housing” by supporting the Fair Chance in Housing Act (A1919/S250) scored a major victory when the bill passed both houses of the New Jersey Legislature on June 3. The bill, which The New York Times called “a landmark bill” and “the most sweeping of
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