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The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism: A hub for Jewish social justice in North America. Follow Director Rabbi @JonahPesner .
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The failure of the Sunrise movement to speak clearly in condemnation of the offensive statement this week from their Sunrise DC hub that sought to erase the presence of the RAC, NCJW, and JCPA from the fight for voting rights, is shameful. The statement and tepid response 1/4
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Jewish activists sit and sing over warnings from Capitol Police. We will not be moved until we get a clean
#DreamActNow
#LetMyPeopleStay
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We are proud to endorse the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act introduced today by
@SenWarren
,
@RepPressley
, and
@RepBarbaraLee
. Learn more about the bill and read a statement of support from
@JonahPesner
:
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It’s unfortunate that any organization would refuse to join together to protect voting rights. The work of our coalition to ensure that every American has access to the right to vote is too important not to remain in partnership as we push Congress to act.
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“Donning a yellow star in opposition to a mask mandate meant to save lives is to defile the memories of those who were killed in the Holocaust and those who died during this pandemic,” said Rabbi
@JonahPesner
, after anti-maskers invoked the Holocaust.
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seem to be an indication that they consider the Jewish community expendable in the fight for social justice and comes perilously close to fomenting antisemitism.
Our commitment to voting rights for all Americans is not contingent on who will stand with us. It is deeply 2/4
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rooted in our Jewish faith, and we refuse to let the actions of one organization distract us from our mission to protect access to the ballot for everyone.
Let’s be clear: we do not consider our work on voting rights to be in conflict with our progressive Zionist principles 3/4
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Last year, 14.3 million families in the United States faced food insecurity. The last thing
@USDA
should do is cut food assistance for 3 million people by reducing SNAP eligibility.
#HandsOffSNAP
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nor do we consider these beliefs to be an impediment to our tireless work fighting for the human rights of Palestinians and a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 4/4
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"When
@RevDrBarber
called us to North Carolina to stand up for voting rights, we answered Hineni- here we are! When access to health care was threatened, together we answered the call- Hineni!" -Rabbi
@JonahPesner
at the Poor People's Campaign (
@UniteThePoor
) launch this morning.
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We are deeply disappointed in SCOTUS' Kennedy v Bremerton decision permitting prayer in public schools. As Reform Jews, we believe no student should feel forced to engage in religious activity at public school or choose between religious freedom and being part of a team.
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WATCH: The moment the Reform Movement became the first major Jewish institution to endorse reparations for U.S. slavery at
#URJBiennial
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Rabbi
@JonahPesner
and Stosh Cotler of
@jewishaction
and other bold Jewish activists sing “We shall not be moved” and demand a clean
#DreamActNow
#LetMyPeopleStay
@UNITEDWEDREAM
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Director Rabbi
@JonahPesner
joined Jewish leaders today to urge all levels of gvmnt to work together to combat the serious threats facing our Jewish communities. Thanks to
@SecondGentleman
for hosting and
@deborahlipstadt
,
@AmbassadorRice
and
@KeishaBottoms
for your leadership.
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We will hold this space with song, with love, and with a commitment to Dreamers.
#LetMyPeopleStay
@DWStweets
@repsandylevin
@UNITEDWEDREAM
@jewishaction
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"My ancestors did not flee to this country so my children could cower in a closet by day... We must do better for all of our children – because they are all of our children."
Rabbi Lindsey Danziger and Rabbi Shana Mackler at today's
#MoralMonday
with
@BRepairers
in
#Nashville
.
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.
@RepJoeKennedy
addresses moral obligation to welcome refugees and fix our broken criminal justice system.
#RAC17
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"We don't shut our doors, we open our arms! As Jews, we know too well what happens when the US turns its back on refugees" -
@BarbWeinstein
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"The Attorney General is the People's lawyer, not the President's."-
@Wade4Justice
on the steps of
#SCOTUS
#stopsessions
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.
@NAACP
President
@CornellWBrooks
calls for fewer police officers in school, and more teachers and counselors in school.
#RAC17
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Florida polls are closing soon but if you are in line, stay in line – you have the right to vote! Call 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) to report any problems or ask questions. ASL video call number: 301-818-VOTE (301-818-8683)
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Hundreds of Jews and allies are singing Jewish melodies outside the White House during our Tisha B’Av vigil mourning the treatment of immigrants.
#JewsWelcomeImmigrants
#ClosetheCamps
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As an organization committed to social justice and our progressive Zionist values, we will continue to work toward the passage of comprehensive voting rights legislation.
#votingrightsnow
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"The Reform Movement denounces in the strongest terms the horrifying executive order"
#RefugeesWelcome
#MuslimBan
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"Voter suppression threatens our democracy. But we won’t rest until everyone can vote. When some states still deny people who have served a felony sentence the right to vote, we can not rest. Wherever you go, I will go." - Rabbi
@JonahPesner
at the
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
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Forcing Muslim detainees to choose between food and their faith is another egregious example of ICE’s continued disregard for human rights and religious liberties. ICE and DHS must feed Muslim detainees safe, healthy, and halal food.
BREAKING: An ICE facility in Miami has been feeding pork to detained Muslims ever since the outbreak of
#COVID19
. Today, we and
@Am4ImmJustice
sent a letter demanding that ICE and DHS stop forcing detainees to choose between their faith and food:
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Hundreds chant “Close. The. Camps.” just feet from the White House. The Jewish community is in this together.
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Rabbi
@JonahPesner
says he has never known a world without Roe v. Wade. But he’s always known that a woman’s right to make her own decisions is deeply grounded in Jewish values.
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In
@washingtonpost
@washpostfaith
,
@JonahPesner
+
@RevDrBarber
tell
#Congress
: "Words alone are insufficient."
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We’re disappointed by today's
#SCOTUS
decision, finding that Boston cannot refuse to fly a Christian flag outside City Hall based on church-state separation. As Reform Jews, we value freedom of speech but believe government endorsement of religion is unconstitutional.
Supreme Court says Boston violated the First Amendment rights of a group seeking to raise a Christian flag outside City Hall
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"Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God" - Micah 6:8. Today we walk humbly and march proudly.
#NoshPrayMarch
#WomensMarch
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Reform Jewish Movement Opposes
@SenatorSessions
' Nomination for Attorney General. Rabbi
@JonahPesner
's statement:
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Today at the RAC, we
#WearOrange
in honor of all those whose lives have been taken by senseless and preventable gun violence.
#JewsDemandAction
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Proud to stand with
@JGreenblattADL
,
@NCJW
,
@AJCGlobal
,
@HIASrefugees
, and
@bend_thearc
in condemning the president's disgraceful tweets this morning.
From
@JTAnews
:
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"What you hear behind me is the strength of democracy" -
@SenatorDurbin
on
@TheRAC
@jewishaction
@ADL_National
and others gathered in the US Capitol to demand a vote on the
#DreamActNow
#LetMyPeopleStay
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Kol hakavod to the Reform Jewish communities in Florida - and across the U.S. - who organized and mobilized to make this happen. This is huge. 1.4 million Floridians will have their voting rights restored
#ReformJewsVote
BREAKING: Florida just passed Amendment 4, restoring voting rights to 1.4 million people with a past felony conviction. Not only does this repeal one of the country’s worst Jim Crow laws, it’s also the largest expansion in voting rights since the Voting Rights Act.
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We're on the ground in El Paso this weekend with
@URJPresident
for
#MoralMonday
at the border because justice can't wait — Reform Jews demand the government treat immigrants with dignity.
#JewsWelcomeImmigrants
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@JonahPesner
The private prisons resolution has passed at
#URJBiennial
with unanimous consent.
The Reform Movement now officially calls on federal and state to end the use of private prisons.
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500+ Jewish teens spoke truth to power on Capitol Hill today to demand a
#DreamActNOW
#LetMyPeopleStay
#RACLTaken
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Faith leaders including those from
@TheRAC
,
@accantors
, and
@ReformRabbis
are gathered in McAllen, TX to bear witness and demand answers about the ongoing zero-tolerance policy on the US border. They begin by singing "We Shall Overcome" together in unison.
#FamiliesBelongTogether
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Happening now: Rabbi
@JonahPesner
,
@RevDrBarber
,
@RevJJackson
&
@liztheo
are refusing to be moved in the US Capitol building. Together we will awaken our nation’s consciousness to the plight of the poor in our country!
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
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On 8/28, faith leaders will march from MLK memorial to DOJ for the 1,000 Ministers March for Justice. Join us:
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As Jews, we cannot remain idle while barriers to abortion place anyone’s health, well-being, autonomy, or economic security at risk. Join Jewish Abortion Access Coalition in urging the Senate pass
#WHPA
at .
#Jews4AbortionAccess
#AbortionIsEssential
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How we treat the stranger reflects on the moral values and ideals of this nation. Read the letter 26 Jewish orgs sent to this administration demanding an end to
#familyseparation
:
@ADL_National
@HIASrefugees
@ReconJudaism
@USCJ
@nfty
@jewishaction
@NCJW
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"No matter where we come from, no matter what language we speak at home, no matter our income, our race, or our religion, we are yoked together as one nation."
@JonahPesner
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
@UniteThePoor
@BRepairers
@ReformRabbis
@URJorg
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Tonight, we marked the end of Shabbat and gathered together during our last
#L
’Taken Social Justice Seminar of the season to usher in a new week, a week of peace, by lighting our havdalah candles for
#HavdalahAgainstHate
, and celebrating our Jewish community.
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In front of the
#DOJ
,
@URJPresident
is in the street with the
#PoorPeoplesCamapaign
to invite Attorney General Jeff Sessions outside for a Bible lesson.
#FamiliesBelongTogether
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We vehemently condemn the Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. This decision, which is rooted in anti-Black racism, white supremacy, and other systems of oppression, gives the green light to abortion bans in at least 26 states and will have disastrous consequences.
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We sang Olam Chesed Yibaneh so loudly it interrupted
@SenatorDurbin
's live interview & the hosts of
@TheView
stopped to discuss our protest...oops!
(PS- Thank you, Senator, for your tireless activism in support of Dreamers!)
#DreamActNow
#LetMyPeopleStay
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Great to be in solidarity with
@TheJCPA
and
@NCJW
in the fight for the
#FreedomToVote
#VotingRightsNow
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We’re with the Reform Movement at the solidarity march in NYC, saying no to hate and fear.
#JewishAndProud
#StandTogether
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🎶 🎶
@URJPresident
and many more Reform Jewish leaders are in El Paso tonight, joining in song with other faith leaders and calling for justice and compassion.
#JewsWelcomeImmigrants
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Passing new federal voting rights legislation is critical right now - and we need
@POTUS
to do everything in his power to get it done.
@URJPresident
and
@TheRAC
are marching to the White House with our coalition partners to demand
#VotingRightsNow
#NoMoreExcuses
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We
#WearOrange
because gun-related violence, injuries, and deaths are unconscionable. We
#WearOrange
because we cannot stand idly by while our neighbor's blood is shed (Leviticus 19:16).
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"The earth cries out. We have no choice but to act. We must address
#climatechange
." - Rabbi Warren Stone today in front of the
@WhiteHouse
.
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We are proud to be one of the 600+ Jewish organizations, synagogues, and congregations that signed this
@nytimes
ad declaring unequivocally: Black Lives Matter.
#Jews4BlackLives
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Across the US this Sat 6/30, Reform Jews are joining the hundreds of thousands taking to the streets to demand that the Trump admin end its zero-tolerance policy & reunite every child taken from their parents at our border. Join us:
#FamiliesBelongTogether
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As Reform Jews, we believe in welcoming the stranger and treating all people with dignity and respect (Leviticus 19:33-34)
#JointAddress
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The White House’s proposal falls far short of what our teens demand. Students are not asking for armed teachers– they demand common sense gun legislation & they won’t take no for an answer. Reform Judaism stands ready to support them every step of the way.
#JewsDemandAction
@nfty
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“This is no time for business as usual" - Rabbi
@JonahPesner
82 Rabbis, Activists Arrested On Capitol Hill Over DACA Protest via
@HuffPost
:
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This morning, in front of the
@WhiteHouse
, Rabbi Esther Lederman delivered a powerful call to protect the
#DACA
program and its recipients.
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May this Shabbat re-energize us all to continue working towards a world that is free from gun violence and the pain and destruction it brings.
How are you joining the movement to
#EndGunViolence
? Share updates from your advocacy at
#JewsDemandAction
!
Shabbat Shalom.
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TOMORROW, 40+ interfaith clergy incl. Rabbi
@JonahPesner
,
@TheRevAl
, and a dozen clergy & leaders across the Jewish community will travel to McAllen, TX to visit a detention facility and hold a press conference to demand
#FamiliesBelongTogether
. Details:
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Today, 300+ Jewish teens lobbied Congress to demand action on gun violence. They met with over 80 House & Senate offices, and made their voices heard loud & clear on Capitol Hill:
#JewsDemandAction
!
Join the student-led Reform Jewish action for
#GVP
:
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🚨 Tell
@SecPomepo
before it's too late: Protect the refugee resettlement program and raise the cap.
📣 Use our easy tool to tweet at Sec. Pompeo and make sure his office gets the message 👉👉👉
#JewsWelcomeImmigrants
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Health and Human Services wouldn’t let us in to hear our demands - so we built our own HHS on their doorstep, with our vision of a nation that truly cares for the most vulnerable in our midst.
#PoorPeoplesCamapaign
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Our statement on the loss of Senator John McCain, a tireless champion of the issues and principles that he held dear and an inspiration to countless Americans: May his memory be for a blessing.
Throughout a lifetime of public service, Senator John McCain embodied the values of sacrifice and selflessness. Senator McCain has left an indelible imprint on the nation. May his memory be for a blessing.
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It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Rabbi Lynne Landsberg - one of the most influential and beloved Jewish social justice advocates, a champion for
#disabilityrights
, and a dear member of the RAC family- has passed away. May her memory be for a blessing.
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As the nation recovers from
#Charlottesville
, let us all remember that within each of us is the power to
#BeTheLightForJustice
.
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Last night's shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado is a devastating reminder of the ongoing epidemics of gun violence and anti-LGBTQ+ hatred. This shooting came on the eve of
#TransDayofRemembrance
, when we mourn those lost to anti-trans violence.
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Rabbi
@JonahPesner
speaking to
@MSNBC
this afternoon: "Our synagogues can’t become bunkers… the whole point is that synagogues are supposed to be houses of worship for all people... and that we need to be communities and nations of welcome."
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Rabbis
@JonahPesner
and Leora Kaye (
@URJorg
) &
@TheRevAl
play with children at the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, TX.
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Our
@TheRAC
leaders, including
@JonahPesner
,
@BarbWeinstein
and
@rabbisaperstein
, were honored to join
@POTUS
and
@VP
at the White House today to celebrate the New Year with community leaders including
@rabbisandra
,
@AbbyChavaStein
(1/2)
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On
#YomHaShoah
, we remember the six million who died in the Shoah. May their memory forever be a blessing.
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🎉 We welcomed over a dozen young Reform Jewish leaders from D.C. to the RAC last night to prepare them for helping run this year's L'Taken Seminars, our flagship social justice program that brings thousands of teens from across the country to D.C. each winter.
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Our director emeritus
@rabbisaperstein
met
@Pontifex
in Rome on Wednesday, while there to co-host an interfaith conference for Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders.
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Mazel tov
@RevDrBarber
on this well-deserved honor! The Reform Movement is proud to join you in the
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
and we will continue to march alongside you in the fight for a more just, compassionate and whole world.
Reverend William J. Barber wins a MacArthur genius award:
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“It’s my 78th birthday!” exclaims a protestor as she arrested while singing for peace, love, and hope for Dreamers in the Russell Building
#LetMyPeopleStay
#DreamActNow
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Women of faith, fists raised with yellow wristbands representing the immigrant mothers torn from their children, sing “We Shall Overcome” outside US Customs and Border Protection. Women of all faiths say:
#FamiliesBelongTogether
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Interfaith clergy & leaders kick off the
@FaithPublicLife
#DefendSNAP
press conference with song — “And we won’t be silent anymore” 🎶
@JonahPesner
@RevJenButler
@RevDrBarber
@sr_simone
@NETWORKLobby
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BREAKING: Reform Mvmt Urges Congregations to Protect Undocumented Immigrants Facing Deportation with New Resolution:
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Amazing news from
#SCOTUS
today as
#marriageequality
becomes law of the land! Reform Movement statement coming soon.
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We are honored & proud to be joining in this historic action tomorrow. Congress can't continue with business as usual while DREAMers' futures hang in the balance. Be sure to follow along here tomorrow for live updates from our protest on Capitol Hill
#LetMyPeopleStay
#DreamActNow
Tomorrow, American Jews and undocumented youth from across the country will take bold historic action in D.C. to demand a
#DreamActNow
. Join
@jewishaction
and
@UNITEDWEDREAM
by signing the open letter:
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The RAC is at
#URJBiennial
in Chicago this week, leading a social justice intensive track and mobilize the Reform Movement to build power for a more just and compassionate world ✊
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Today, over 300 Jewish teens from across the country are on Capitol Hill with
#RACLTaken
lobbying on critical social justice issues- including the need for Congress to act NOW on gun violence. Follow along here for updates on their inspiring, powerful advocacy!
#JewsDemandAction
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Mazel tov to RAC Director Rabbi
@JonahPesner
! What an honor!
Congratulations
@JonahPesner
on being named one of
@CAPFaith
’s
#FaithLeadersToWatch
in 2020!
Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner is the Director of
@TheRAC
and Senior Vice President of the
@URJorg
. Read more here:
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As American Reform Jews, we can & should give thanks for what we have - but we are also obligated to approach Thanksgiving with nuance, empathy, & a factual understanding of its origins.
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