Reform Judaism

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Reform Movement Leader Denounces Israel’s BDS Travel Ban

Rabbi Rick Jacobs, leader of the Union for Reform Judaism, sent an open letter Wednesday to Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu protesting a new travel ban barring supporters of boycotts, divestment and sanctions against the state and its West Bank settlements. “I have been a fierce personal opponent of BDS and boycotts against Israel,” the Reform…

By Daniel J. Solomon Apr 26, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Missouri’s Jewish Governor At Center Of High-Stakes Church-State Case

A case before the Supreme Court could mark a major milestone in defining the boundaries of church and state separation, but it also might end with a whimper — and the actions of Eric Greitens, Missouri’s new Jewish Republican governor, could make the difference. The debate started with a 2012 request by the Trinity Lutheran…

By Nathan Guttman Apr 21, 2017 | 3 min read
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Reform Movement Initiative Goes Beyond Equal Pay Day

Today is Equal Pay Day. Sounds delightful until you pause to think about what the day means: It highlights the pay gap between men and women by recognizing the day a woman would have needed to work until to earn the same amount as a man would have in the past year. Last year, Senator…

By Phoebe Maltz Bovy Apr 4, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Reform Movement Urges Synagogues To Protect Immigrants From Deportation

(JTA) — The Reform movement called on its member synagogues to protected undocumented immigrants facing deportation from the United States. The Union for Reform Judaism issued a resolution Friday recommending that its congregations provide shelter and legal assistance, as well as material, financial or educational support to at-risk immigrants. Rabbi Dov Pesner, who heads the movement’s policy arm, the…

By JTA Mar 31, 2017 | < 1 min read
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David Stern Elected Third-Generation Leader Of Reform Rabbis

(JTA) — Rabbi David Stern of Dallas has been installed as president of the Reform movement’s Central Conference of American Rabbis, the third generation in his family to hold the title. Stern, 55, the senior rabbi at Temple Emanu-El, was installed by the rabbinical group as its 61st president on Monday during its annual convention in Atlanta….

By Marcy Oster Mar 20, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Reform Delegation Holds ‘Candid’ Meeting With Netanyahu

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A delegation from the Union for Reform Judaism had a “wide-ranging and candid conversation” with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, the group said. The delegation, led by the URJ’s president, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, met with Netanyahu for an hour on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the congregational arm of the movement at the…

By Marcy Oster Mar 13, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Netanyahu Commits To Ending Western Wall Impasse

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told American Reform leaders at a private meeting that he is committed to the deal to create an egalitarian prayer space south of the traditional Western Wall Jewish holy site, Haaretz reported. Netanyahu promised the delegation headed by Union for Reform Judaism president Rick Jacobs that he would do everything possible…

By Naomi Zeveloff Mar 13, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Reform Movement Leaders Meet With Mahmoud Abbas In Ramallah

(JTA) — Leaders of the U.S. Reform movement met with Palestinian Authority President President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. The delegation of around 30 leaders from the Union for Reform Judaism, led by its president, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, met with Abbas and other Palestinian officials Thursday afternoon. Discussions during the meeting, which represented the first time…

Mar 10, 2017 | 2 min read

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Reform Movement Leader Denounces Israel’s BDS Travel Ban

Missouri’s Jewish Governor At Center Of High-Stakes Church-State Case

Reform Movement Initiative Goes Beyond Equal Pay Day

Reform Movement Urges Synagogues To Protect Immigrants From Deportation

David Stern Elected Third-Generation Leader Of Reform Rabbis

Reform Delegation Holds ‘Candid’ Meeting With Netanyahu

Netanyahu Commits To Ending Western Wall Impasse

Reform Movement Leaders Meet With Mahmoud Abbas In Ramallah

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