PRESS & ARCHIVES
As Reform Jews we stand together for justice, in solidarity with Palestine. We unite in our values to call for a ceasefire, the release of hostages, and an end to US military aid to Israel.
PRESS:
- Long the heart of liberal Judaism, Reform Judaism shaken by Israel-Gaza war – Washington Post
- “On Saturday, advocates released a letter signed by more than 850 current and former Reform members, many of them who are active — or were active — in leadership.
- A second letter, signed by 30 descendants of Reform rabbis and of other movement leaders, also demanded a cease-fire. “The next generation of Reform Jews will rewrite this narrative,” it reads, “with or without you.”
- Current and former members of the Union for Reform Judaism call for cease-fire – The Forward
- “‘In the URJ, we were really taught to support oppressed people, and stop genocide,’ said the author of the letter, signed by more than 1,000 people”
- “A letter from people who have or formerly had ties to URJ programs, including camps and youth groups, has more than 1,200 signatures. More than half of them come from current or former campers, according to the organizers. The letter asks URJ leadership to “publicly and unequivocally call for an immediate ceasefire.”
- With ‘joyful’ gathering, URJ looks to fete 150th anniversary even as divisions over Israel look to spoil the party – EJewish Philanthropy
- “But while the divisions within the movement over Israel may not have been the focus, they certainly were present. On Saturday, more than 1,000 current and former Reform members, many of whom are active members or were previously leaders of the movement, published a letter calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. “The URJ teaches practicing Pikuach Nefesh, ‘saving a life,’ and Tikkun Olam, ‘repairing the world.’ An immediate ceasefire is in line with these Jewish values,” the letter says.”
- “But while the divisions within the movement over Israel may not have been the focus, they certainly were present. On Saturday, more than 1,000 current and former Reform members, many of whom are active members or were previously leaders of the movement, published a letter calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. “The URJ teaches practicing Pikuach Nefesh, ‘saving a life,’ and Tikkun Olam, ‘repairing the world.’ An immediate ceasefire is in line with these Jewish values,” the letter says.”
- Reform Jews support ‘just’ war in Gaza but call for two-state solution – Religion News Service
- “Last month, some 1,200 Reform Jews signed a letter calling for a ceasefire. Another letter signed by some 30 children and grandchildren of Reform rabbis expressed ‘horror at the URJ’s failure to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.’”
- “Last month, some 1,200 Reform Jews signed a letter calling for a ceasefire. Another letter signed by some 30 children and grandchildren of Reform rabbis expressed ‘horror at the URJ’s failure to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.’”
- The American Jewish Left in Exile – The New York Review of Books
