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Newtown: The Selma of Our Generation
by Harold S. Geller Just a week after the unspeakable mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I traveled to Newtown, CT, to help organize a musical evening of remembrance and healing in support...
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Reform Movement & Federation Join to Help Israeli Bombing Victims
In response to Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense this past November, a historic partnership was created between the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and the Jewish Federations of North America...
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More Detentions at the Kotel
A unique gathering happened this morning at the Western Wall. During Women of the Wall’s usual Rosh Chodesh prayer service in the women’s section of the Kotel, we were fortunate to be supported by...
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Special Prayer Services in Boston Tonight
As the entire country struggles at make sense of the acts of terror that took place yesterday in Boston, the Reform Movement sends our thoughts and prayers to all of those affected by the bombing. We...
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Responding to Events in Boston
In the wake of Monday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon, the Reform community continues to come together to offer prayers and hold special services. At urj.org/bostonmarathon, you’ll find resources...
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Internet Round-Up: The Best Jewish Stories on the Web
Here are just a few of the recent stories from across the webosphere that speak directly to (and about) Reform Jews. What Jewish stories have you been reading recently? Leave a comment and let us...
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Reform Movement Welcomes Ruling in Marriage Equality Cases
Reform Movement leaders issued a statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on marriage equality in the cases Windsor v. United States and Hollingsworth v. Perry. The following...
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Pride and Joy in NFTY as Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA
Just four days after the NFTY General Assembly unanimously reaffirmed NFTY’s support of same sex marriage, the Supreme Court deems DOMA unconstitutional. This action by the Supreme Court affects over...
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Internet Round-Up: The Best Jewish Stories on the Web
Here are just a few of the recent stories from across the webosphere that speak directly to (and about) Reform Jews. What Jewish stories have you been reading recently? Leave a comment and let us...
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Reform Movement Encouraged by Resumption of Peace Talks, Commends Kerry
Last Friday, just before Shabbat, Rabbi Jacobs issued a statement in response to Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent announcement that Israel and the Palestinian Authority have the basis to resume...
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Internet Round-Up: The Best Jewish Stories on the Web
Here are just a few of the recent stories from across the webosphere that speak directly to (and about) Reform Jews. What Jewish stories have you been reading recently? Leave a comment and let us...
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Help Colorado Flood Victims
The URJ is working closely with our Colorado congregations to assess damage to their buildings and within their communities. We are aware of damage to one synagogue and are working with local...
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Mourning Former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon
by Rabbi Bennett Miller and Rabbi Joshua Weinberg On January 4, 2006, while serving as prime minister, just two-and-a-half months shy of elections that he was expected to win in a landslide, Sharon...
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An Appeal to Aid Jewish Communities in Ukraine
[Editor's Note: The following was sent on Friday afternoon as an email on behalf of the World Union for Progressive Judaism. The bottom of this post includes a link to donate to help Jewish...
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Reform Synagogue Attacked in Simferopol, Ukraine
The following was sent on Friday afternoon as an email on behalf of the World Union for Progressive Judaism. The bottom of this post includes a link to donate to help Jewish communities in Ukraine...
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Saperstein Condemns Anti-Semitism Against Ukrainian Jewry
In response to several anti-Semitic incidents in Ukraine, the site of ongoing social upheaval, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, released the following...
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Synagogue in Simferopol, Ukraine Needs Urgent Repairs
The following was sent on Thursday morning as an email on behalf of the World Union for Progressive Judaism. The bottom of this post includes a link to donate to help Jewish communities in Ukraine...
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Reform Movement Horrified by Fort Hood Shooting
In response to yesterday’s tragic shooting at Fort Hood in Killeen, TX, Rachel Laser, Deputy Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement: We are deeply...
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Reform Leader Responds to Tragic Shooting at Jewish Community Sites
In response to today’s shootings at several Jewish communal institutions in Overland Park, KS, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following...
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Christian Leaders Offer Prayers, Consolation after Kansas Shooting
Our friends from the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) offered their sympathy this week for those affected by Sunday’s deadly shootings at two Jewish communities...
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