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Rabbi Marla Feldman is the Director of Development for the Union for Reform Judaism. This posit originally appeared on RJ.org.

In one week, the Reform Movement has raised more than $750,000 for Haiti disaster relief efforts following the January 12, 2010

Moving from the Midwest to the Mideast involved looking at rainy days in a new way. It took me a number of years to internalize the concept that rainy days are not an inconvenience, but rather a blessing.

Yesterday evening, 56 national and state faith organizations, including the Union for Reform Judaism, sent a letter to Congress, urging members to move forward with comprehensive health insurance reform.

Faith communities have long supported health

Tu B'Shevat began as a minor celebration for our natural world, evolved with the addition of a Passover-like seder in the 16th century, and is now marked by many in the mainstream Jewish community as the "Jewish Earth Day." The holiday has taken on many

Young adults often gravitate toward congregations and organizations that engage in meaningful social action work and prioritize social justice advocacy, as evidenced by the North American Federation of Temple Youth's strong emphasis on social action and by the

OK, so maybe that's not exaaaactly what Pope Benedict said when crafting his message for the upcoming "World Communications Day," but his recent message about it very closely mirrors the ideas behind the Reform Jewish Movement's new communications and

Aliza Slavin Gazek is the 2009-2010 President of the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY).

This August will mark the fifth anniversary of the devastation incurred on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Katrina.

Leonard Slutsky celebrates Reform Judaism at Congregation Kol Haverim in Glastonbury, Conn., where he is Social Action Vice President of his NFTY-Northeast temple youth group, GRSLY. This post first appeared in the December 2009 edition of iTorah.

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One of the first Hebrew words immigrants to Israel learn is savlanut - patience. They'll need it; it's a word they won't easily forget. But it will take them some time longer to understand its root, sevel, as the source of all Hebrew words for suffering.

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