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WRJ Funds Grants to Encourage Female Enrollment at URJ Sci-Tech Academy

March 25, 2014
The WRJ press release was circulated on March 25, 2014. New York, NY, March 25, 2014 - As the enrollment level of boys surpasses that of girls for the inaugural summer at the URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy,  Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) has made a $5,000 grant from its YES (Youth, Education, & Special Projects) Fund to provide scholarships for girl participants. The scholarships are meant to encourage and support the participation of girls in science and technology, which have traditionally been male-dominated fields. Each scholarship recipient will receive $500 toward registration at the camp this summer.
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Reform Movement Leaders Submit Statement Opposing House Anti-Choice Bill

January 16, 2014

On Wednesday, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director and Counsel of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and Rabbi Marla J. Feldman, Executive Director of Women of Reform Judaism submitted a joint statement for the record opposing H.R.7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice held a hearing last week on the bill, and the full Judiciary committee met on Wednesday to do a markup of H.R.7, which passed the committee and will arrive on the House floor soon. It is worth noting that as the committee was reviewing this dangerous anti-choice bill, the Supreme Court was considering the constitutionality of buffer zones around reproductive health centers. In their statement, Rabbis Saperstein and Feldman argue from both a religious and a women’s equality standpoint why this legislation must be voted down.

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Biennial and Assembly Awards Acknowledge Outstanding Contributions to Jewish Life

December 15, 2013
December 15, 2013, San Diego, CA -- Nearly 5,000 Jewish leaders gathered this week for the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) North American Biennial and the Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) Assembly and Centennial Celebration, held concurrently at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, where a number of prestigious awards were given to individuals, congregational and sisterhood groups for their contributions to Jewish life.
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Thousands of Jewish Leaders Convene in San Diego to Reimagine Jewish Life

December 9, 2013
URJ Biennial and WRJ Assembly to Inspire Nearly 5,000 Participants December 9, 2013, San Diego, CA -- Nearly 5,000 Jewish leaders will gather this week for the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) North American Biennial and Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) 49th Assembly and Centennial Celebration. Both conventions will take place Dec. 11-15, 2013, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.
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