This Passover, we affirm our support for immigrants and refugees. But we don't stop there, we pledge to act. Download a printable Passover Seder supplement to bring this conversation to your table: reformjudaism.org/.../i-am-des...

Registration for the 2027 L'Taken Seminars is open! Our L'Taken Social Justice Seminars bring together students from across the country to D.C. to learn about Jewish perspectives on social justice issues, develops life-long advocacy skills, and lobby their members of Congress: RAC.org/LTaken

Thanks to Zoe Bell of Washington Jewish Week for this great conversation.

Public Statement by The Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism and the Council of Reform Rabbis in Israel:
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Video Jewish community reacts to Michigan synagogue attack Rabbi Jonah Pesner, senior vice president at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, tells ABC News that synagogues spend millions of dollars on security.

In the wake of the tragic events at a Michigan synagogue, RAC Director, Rabbi @jonahpesner.bsky.social, tells ABC News that synagogues spend millions of dollars on security:

"When anger at the Israeli government becomes violence directed at Jews in suburban Detroit, the world is not witnessing political protest—it is witnessing antisemitism. And the Jewish community is tired of having to explain this over and over again."
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Statement from the Union for Reform Judaism:

Last week, Rabbi Jonah Pesner and Tamara Upfal joined hundreds of clergy in Minnesota to bring solidarity and strength to the community. We wanted to share some images from their trip. Be sure to visi... Last week, Rabbi Jonah Pesner and Tamara Upfal joined hundreds of clergy in Minnesota to bring solidarity and strength to the community. We wanted to share some images from their trip. Be sure to...

Last week, Rabbi Jonah Pesner and Tamara Upfal joined hundreds of clergy in Minnesota to bring solidarity and strength to the community. We wanted to share some images from their trip. Be sure to visit rac.org/2026immigration to find out how to take action.

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Thankful that @repilhan.bsky.social is safe after being assaulted last night at a town hall. Public service is a noble calling and anyone attacking an elected official should be held fully accountable.

In Minnesota last Friday, RAC Director Rabbi Jonah Pesner stopped to pay his respects at the memorial for Renee Good: “I want to pause and allow all of you to be here with me and honor her memory, an... In Minnesota last Friday, RAC Director Rabbi Jonah Pesner stopped to pay his respects at the memorial for Renee Good: “I want to pause and allow all of you to be here with me and honor her memory,...

In Minnesota last Friday, RAC Director @jonahpesner.bsky.social stopped to pay his respects at the memorial for Renee Good. WATCH: www.facebook.com/reel/1611248...

RAC Director Rabbi @jonahpesner.bsky.social was in Minneapolis this week, bringing solidarity and strength to the community. Full statement and video: fb.watch/ER1ya7Mvv6/

Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Dir. of the RAC and Sr. VP of the URJ, shares reflections this Shabbat on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and how Dr. King's teachings are just as timely now as they ever were: fb.watch/EGlCmfIKJG/

Support Beth Israel Congregation's Rebuilding Efforts
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It was wonderful to join congregations from New Jersey and Austin, Texas to meet @kim.senate.gov and @doggett.house.gov during our #LTaken teen social justice seminar earlier this week. I am grateful for these members’ moral leadership in Congress and inspired by our teens’ powerful advocacy!

Beth Israel Rebuilding Fund - Beth Israel Congregation

Our hearts remain with Beth Israel Congregation and with the entire Jewish community as they continue to recover from the arson attack at their synagogue early Saturday morning. If you are able, please consider supporting the congregation’s rebuilding efforts:
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Statement:

We are heartbroken by the shooting death of a civilian, Renee Nicole Good, by an ICE agent in Minnesota. While the facts continue to come out, video suggests the victim did not pose a mortal threat to law enforcement and was simply documenting immigration arrests in her community. 1/4

Letter to Acting Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard:
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Reform Jewish Leaders’ Statement on the Anti-Zionist Protest at New York’s Park East Synagogue: urj.org/press-room/r...

Rabbi Laurence Milder offers us this prayer for Veterans Day, honoring all who served. Thank you for your courage and sacrifice.

Being Jewish on Campus: Realities, Challenges, and How We Can Help Jewish college students are navigating a tense and often isolating environment. In this powerful online panel, students, Reform rabbis, and a professor share what campus life has been like, how it’s i...

College students are navigating a tense and often isolating environment. In this powerful online panel, students, rabbis, and a professor will share what campus life has been like, how it’s impacting young Jews, and what’s helping them stay grounded. Register to join us on 11/17: bit.ly/RJ_OnCampus

Yesterday, we welcomed California Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel to the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism building. Thank you to our Commission on Social Action Chair Heidi Segal for connecting us to this wonderful Jewish leader!

This behavior is vile, dangerous, and un-American. It must be condemned by all quarters, and those responsible must be held accountable. (2/2)

In just the last few days, a Congressional staffer appeared on camera with a swastika on the wall behind him, and reports unearthed a Telegram thread with politically influential members praising Hitler, mocking the Holocaust, and exchanging racist, misogynistic, and homophobic slurs. (1/2)

Reform Movement Statement on the Release of the Remaining Israeli Hostages Our brothers and sisters who were held in unimaginable conditions by Hamas are now free and have reunited with their loved ones.

Statement from the Reform Movement on the Release of the Remaining Israeli Hostages:

Join @the-rac.bsky.social Wed. 10/15, 8PM ET for “Holding Hope: A Reform Movement Gathering Marking the Release of our Hostages." Through music, poetry and prayer we will honor what we have carried, as we close this dark chapter and open our hearts to what comes next. Register: urj.org/holdinghope

Reform Movement Statement on Hostage and Ceasefire Plan After two years of seemingly endless war, we welcome the news that an end is finally in sight.

Reform Movement Statement on Hostage and Ceasefire Plan

As URJ President, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, looks out on the New York Harbor and Lady Liberty from the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, he offers a special Rosh HaShanah… | Uni... As URJ President, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, looks out on the New York Harbor and Lady Liberty from the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, he offers a special Rosh HaShanah messag...

As URJ President, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, looks out on the NY Harbor from the Museum of Jewish Heritage, he offers a special Rosh HaShanah message... May we see peace, wholeness, and better days ahead for all. L’Shanah Tovah!

We are horrified by the violent attack on Charlie Kirk today in Utah. Yet again, the scourge of gun violence has caused terrible harm. We are praying for Mr. Kirk’s well-being and full recovery. Political violence has no place in our culture. (1/2)