Posts Tagged: Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Environmental Org Slammed for Pulling Out of DC Voting Rights Rally Over Jewish Groups’ Presence
A Washington, DC-chapter of a top environmental organization set off a storm of controversy after it announced it would withdraw from a rally due to...
More Than 800 US Jewish Clergy Urge Police to Allow Peaceful Anti-Racism Protests
More than 800 US rabbis and cantors have signed a letter calling on law enforcement to not interfere with peaceful protests taking place across America...
Reform’s Embrace of Reparations Won’t Advance Justice
JNS.org - At the Reform Biennial conference held earlier this month, the movement to grant reparations to African-Americans scored a signal victory when the largest...
Jewish Groups Offer Mixed Reactions to Supreme Court Religious-Liberty Case
JNS.org - American Jewish groups expressed mixed reaction to the US Supreme Court’s decision on a controversial Colorado baker’s refusal to serve a gay couple. In a...
Politics No Roadblock to Jewish Praise of U.S. Religious Freedom Envoy Nominee
JNS.org - After being vacant for nearly a year, the role of America's ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom will likely soon be occupied by...
Obama Taps First Rabbi for International Religious Freedom Post
JNS.org - U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Rabbi David Nathan Saperstein to fill the post of U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom at...
