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Vaccines and Jewish camps: What parents need to know
Jewish Journal
March 3, 2016
“All of a sudden, bottles of hand sanitizer appeared all over,” said Rabbi Jason Miller, looking back at 2009, when the swine flu craze reached Camp Maas, a Jewish summer camp in Ortonville, Michigan.
URJ and NFTY sued over sand fly bites on Israel youth trip
Jared Sichel
May 21, 2015
Parents of four Jewish high school students in Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit on May 4 alleging that the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and its youth movement, the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY), did not adequately warn and protect their children from infected sand flies during a 2014 group trip to Israel.
Reform movement wants Presidents Conf. overhaul in wake of J Street rejection
Jewish Journal
May 1, 2014
The Union for Reform Judaism is seeking an overhaul of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in the wake of its rejection of J Street’s bid for membership.
Rabbi Stephanie Kolin finds her strength in superheroes, from Moses to the X-Men
Jewish Journal
February 12, 2014
On a brisk December evening, Rabbi Stephanie Kolin stepped up to a microphone to address some 50 immigrants and advocates from a cross-section of civil rights organizations, including Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network.
6 Points Sci-Tech Academy combines science, shabbos
Jewish Journal
February 12, 2014
The traditional Jewish summer camp experience isn’t for every kid.
Reform Biennial reveals movement’s strengths, challenges
Danielle Berrin
December 19, 2013
At the Union for Reform Judaism’s (URJ) Biennial conference last week, Erev Shabbat offered a study in contrasts that perfectly illustrated the movement’s promise — and its problems.
David Suissa: Why won’t liberals defend Israel?
David Suissa
December 18, 2013
As I was reading about “engagement” — the new buzzword regarding Israel that came out of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Biennial this past weekend in San Diego — I wondered: Did anyone at the convention notice the other hot word circulating regarding the Jewish state?
Reform biennial opens to outsiders
Jewish Journal
December 4, 2013
First there was the Conservative movement’s October biennial conference, billed as “the conversation of the century” and opened up to presenters from outside the movement.
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