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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.
Reform Movement’s Kutz Camp, Incubator For Teen Leaders, Is Shutting Down
Kutz Camp, the Union for Reform Judaism summer camp for teens and an incubator for modern spiritual Jewish folk music, is closing.
Rosé, Sex, & Bonfires: Inside The World Of Adult Jewish Summer Camp
Accountants and doctors played tug-of-war, pausing to take slugs of their IPAs. This may just be the key to the future of American Judaism.
What Jewish Camps Taught Your Kids About Israel This Summer
How do different Jewish summer camps talk about Israel? And should they discuss Palestinians or the occupation?
Rabbi Rick Jacobs: Israel Turning Away BDS Supporter Ariel Gold Was ‘Disgraceful’
Rabbi Rick Jacobs responds to Ariel Gold’s son, stating unequivocally: I think Israel turning away your mother was disgraceful and a mistake.
Parkland Horror Elicits Another Communal Call For Gun Control
A tragic mass shooting that hit close to home for the Jewish community elicited a call from Jewish groups for gun control legislation.
‘We Need A Moral Breakthrough,’ Civil Rights Leader Tells Reform Jews
Rev. Dr. Barber, the country’s foremost progressive religious activist called on Reform Jews to join him in his campaign.
Torah In Hand, Leader Of United States’ Largest Jewish Group Roughed Up At Holiest Site
“The way things are now, the writing’s on the wall — this is gonna end in bloodshed.”
Jewish Summer Camps Reopen To Host Houston Hurricane Survivors
Camp Young Judaea-Texas and Greene Family Camp are providing food, shelter and activities for children and adults to take their minds off the damage.