This post was written by RAC Legislative Assistant Ian Hainline as part of the Union for Reform Judaism’s “Ten Minutes of Torah” series. It may only be February, but the climax of (at least my childhood’s version) of the story of Passover is the subject of this week’s Torah portion. Moses, in a scene worthy of any [...]
The Union for Reform Judaism and 52 other organizations, which together make up the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE), sent a letter last week to Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, opposing Part B of the “Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act.” This draft legislation released by the [...]
This week, Reform Jews across the U.S. were vocal in their opposition to grant-making changes at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation that would have eliminated funding for Planned Parenthood’s breast cancer screenings – a health service particularly vital in low income communities. Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center [...]
The controversy around the defunding/refunding of Planned Parenthood by Susan G. Komen for the Cure can be described, among other things, as disappointing, outrageous, offensive, reckless, narrow-mind and short-sided. I’ll throw in another: heartbreaking. This past December I had the opportunity to spend a few minutes with Ambassador Nancy Brinker, sister of Susan Komen and [...]
