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By Debra Goetz and Julia Weinstein, 4/30/2021
Women of Reform Judaism has a long tradition of advocating for social justice, including racial justice. WRJ’s ongoing commitment to fighting prejudice and racism is currently reflected in its partnership with the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC) on the 2021 Racial Justice Campaign, which formally launched this past Wednesday. The purpose of this campaign is to address systemic racism by demanding policy change on both the state and federal levels. To do this work effectively, the RAC put together two teams representing a demographically diverse, multi-racial cross... Read More
By Karen Goldberg & Judy Wexler, WRJ 2021 Resolutions Committee Co-Chairs, 2/12/2021
WRJ has been at the forefront of social justice advocacy work in the Reform Movement for more than 100 years. In that vein, the 2021 WRJ Resolutions Committee is excited to propose two new Resolutions to WRJ. Here is everything you need to know about this year’s WRJ resolutions. What are WRJ Resolutions? Resolutions are statements of WRJ’s concerns, views, and values. Resolutions are the way we create WRJ policy enabling us to take public policy positions on issues of urgency and relevance and support activities around these issues. How are WRJ Resolutions created?... Read More
By Maya Weinstein, 8/03/2017
Dear Women of Reform Judaism, I have had the pleasure of serving as Women of Reform Judaism’s Religious Action Center Eisendrath Legislative Assistant for the past year. I could not have asked for a longer job title, nor could I have asked for a better experience. The opportunity to work with WRJ greatly enhanced my fellowship. In my final letter to WRJ, I would like to share just a few ways you all impacted me. Compassion About a month into my year, my grandfather passed away. Up until then, I did not fully know the value of Uniongrams. But when I returned to the office to a package... Read More
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