Reform
Union for Reform Judaism creates new role to focus on race and inclusion in synagogues
“To create a more just and equitable world, we must see the humanity in one another.”
Reform leaders warn Netanyahu over Orthodox takeover of Zionist institutions
“It is an extreme agreement that will bar the liberal Jewish Zionist movements and organizations from all positions of influence.”
Is the word ‘God’ the hurdle?
Laura Geller: The point is not terminology but awakeness
A conversation with Rabbi Rick Jacobs about the future of the Reform movement
“The language of shrinkage, that’s not the language to describe the reality of Jewish life today. Change is the language. Adapting is the language.”
Now that Conservative Judaism is O.K. with livestreaming, how is it different from Reform?
The big issue that still divides the movements is interfaith marriage.
Reform leader: merging national organization with others ‘a very real possibility’
“The question is not so much will there be a URJ but what is its new purpose and how big does it need to be to achieve its goals?”
Reform movement cuts staff by 20%, citing existential threat
“The long-term viability of the URJ is at risk if we do not reduce personnel costs further.”
He made the call to cancel summer camp for 10,000 kids. Here’s what he has to say.
“It’s hard for me to look at my kids without choking up,” said the Union for Reform Judaism’s director of summer camp experiences.
Reform Movement Spurns Iconic Israeli Charity To Protest West Bank Land Buys
URJ president Rabbi Rick Jacobs said KKL-JNF “deceived” leaders by hiding West Bank land purchases in Hebron and Jericho.
Liberal Rabbis Join Trump’s High Holiday Call After 2-Year Absence
“The overall sense was, regardless of how people feel about the president, that respect should be shown for the office of the president.”