The Union for Reform Judaism URJ and the Central Conference of American Rabbis issued a joint statement, supported by its Zionist arms, ARZA and ARZA Canada, concerning the upgrading of the status at the United Nations of the Palestinian Authority and the decision by the Israeli government to move forward on potential construction in [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 6, 2012 – In response to yesterday’s tragic shooting at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement: “We are horrified by this weekend’s attack on the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. Our thoughts are with the families of those [...]

May 30, 2012 By Rabbi Miri Gold People are asking me how I feel after the landmark decision to have the Ministry of Culture and Sport pay salaries to non-Orthodox rabbis who serve communities in Israel.  I’ll always remember this momentous date, because it is my youngest son’s 23rd birthday today. I’ll also remember it [...]

From the Jewish Women’s Archive: March 8th, 2012 by Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez International Women’s Day has been observed since the early 1900s. This year is only the fifth time the date has aligned with Purim and the fist since since the establishment of the Jewish Women’s Archive, so we obviously had to address the significance. (For [...]

February 8, 2012, Washington, DC – Today, twenty-four major mainstream religious leaders released a statement supporting the January 20, 2012 announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services that contraceptive services must be covered by most insurance policies without deductibles or co-pays, and that only purely sectarian organizations are exempt from this requirement. Catholics [...]

Washington, D.C., February 1, 2012- This afternoon, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and Rabbi Marla Feldman, Executive Director of the Women of Reform Judaism, sent a letter to Ambassador Nancy Brinker, the founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The full text of the letter [...]

A Woman’s Place Editorial Published October 28, 2011, issue of November 04, 2011. Email Share Print Not on the buses in Jerusalem or Brooklyn, not on the streets on Sukkot, and now not on the billboards, a contributor complained to the Forward’s blog, The Sisterhood. “Where,” she asked, “is it okay to be a woman?’ [...]

Hurricane Irene In late August, Hurricane Irene whipped across the East Coast of the United States and Canada, leaving over $10 billion in damage, dozens of deaths and thousands of lost homes and businesses in her wake. Flooding devastated agricultural lands and communities from North Carolina to Vermont in the days following the storm and [...]

Originally published in Reform Judaism Magazine, Fall 2011. by Mike Holzer Our Torah study group at Temple Beth Israel in Altoona, Pennsylvania was discussing the parshah Vayeshev in which Joseph wanders in search of his brothers until he comes across a man in a field who tells him where they have moved their flock. Our [...]

Statement on the Death of Osama Bin Laden From Rabbi Robert Orkand and Rabbi Daniel Allen Our tradition teaches us “Justice Justice You Shall Pursue.” There is no time limit on this mitzvah. The Association of Reform Zionists of America congratulates President Barack Obama and the brave U.S. military personnel who helped stop evil in [...]