At the beginning of April 2020, Rabbi David Adelson, the Dean of the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) New York campus, asked me how I was feeling in a one-on-one meeting. We had switched over to Zoom full-time a few weeks earlier...
The fight for freedom of expression in all its forms is not easily attainable, but one we know is crucial to the progress of the State of Israel. The long-standing partnership between the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) and Women of Reform Judaism and...
When thousands of people voted for our Arab Jewish Summer Camp at the last URJ Biennial, as part of the Choice Grant, and when the WRJ Board approved the YES Fund grant for this year’s Arab Jewish Summer Camp, we had no idea how significant, meaningful, and...
This week's blog post reflects on the recent Women's Rabbinic Network Jubilee Inaugural celebrating the 50th anniversary of women in the rabbinate. This event was funded in part by the YES Fund from WRJ. Learn more about WRJ's recent YES Fund...