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union for reform judaism
Students connecting with growing B’nai Mitzvah Revolution
Kylie Ora Lobell
June 22, 2016
A revolution doesn’t happen overnight — especially when it involves centuries-old rituals.
Reform movement will continue to push for transgender rights
Jewish Journal
November 20, 2015
On Nov. 5, delegates to the Union for Reform Judaism’s 73rd biennial convention unanimously adopted a resolution on the rights of transgender and gender nonconforming individuals.
New SoCal Jewish sports camp hopes to hit it out of the park
Ryan Torok
November 18, 2015
Sports and Judaism are coming together next summer in SoCal — and it has nothing to do with Joc Pederson playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Five questions for the first woman to chair the Union for Reform Judaism
Jewish Journal
November 10, 2015
Last week was a big one for Daryl Messinger. A resident of Palo Alto, Calif., and an active board member of several organizations, Messinger was installed as chair of the Union for Reform Judaism, becoming the first woman to hold that post.
Interview with URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Jewish Journal
November 6, 2015
Some 5,000 leaders and members of the Reform Jewish community are gathered in Orlando, Florida, to attend the 73rd Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) North American Biennial convention this weekend.
On eve of biennial, 9 things to know about Reform Judaism
Jewish Journal
October 27, 2015
Some 5,000 Reform Jews will gather Nov. 4-8 in Orlando, Florida, for the biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism.
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.
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