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Left: Yaron Lischinsky and his partner Sarah Milgrim, employees of the Israeli Embassy in the US, killed in a shooting in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025, in an undated photo. (Israeli Embassy, Washington); Right: The suspect in the shooting, Elias Rodriguez, shouts 'Free Palestine' as he is arrested. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 22, 2025, 4:28 am
Reform movement opposes death penalty for accused killer of Israeli embassy staffers
Director of Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism sends letter to US attorney general calling capital punishment ‘a stain upon civilization and our religious conscience’
By Grace Gilson
The inauguration of the Congressional Caucus for the Advancement of Torah Values was attended by (left to right) Reps. Kat Cammack (R-FL); Don Bacon (R-NE); Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter; Henry Cuellar (D-TX); Dan Meuser (R-PA); and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) in Washington, DC. (Sruly Saftlas/CNW Group/Dirshu via JTA)
January 27, 2022, 8:32 am
Liberal-leaning Jewish groups slam Congress’s ‘Torah Values Caucus’
Reform, progressives warn in letter to congressmen who launched forum with Orthodox rabbi that their effort is ‘misguided,’ ignores other denominations
By Ron Kampeas
A spokesperson from the Sunrise Movement engages with a protester at the Art Mural #SealTheDeal for Climate, Jobs, Care, and Justice in San Francisco, on August 19, 2021. (Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)
October 21, 2021, 10:26 pm
Sunrise distances itself from, but doesn’t condemn, boycott of Zionist groups
National climate change organization says it rejects antisemitism, adds that it was not aware of Sunrise DC’s decision ahead of time, but that group has right to act independently
By Jacob Magid
A spokesperson from the Sunrise Movement engages with a protester at the Art Mural #SealTheDeal for Climate, Jobs, Care, and Justice in San Francisco, on August 19, 2021. (Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)
October 21, 2021, 4:47 am
Green activists quit DC rally over inclusion of Jewish groups backing Israel
Washington chapter of Sunrise Movement accused of antisemitism after urging that organizations supporting Zionism be banned from coalition behind voting rights protest Saturday
By Ron Kampeas
Rabbi Richard Hirsch delivers a Martin Luther King Day lecture titled 'Israel and American Jewry — why we need each other' at the Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, January 15, 2018. (YouTube via JTA)
August 18, 2021, 8:41 am
Rabbi Richard Hirsch, who helped guide Reform movement to Zionism, dies at 95
The first director of the Religious Action Center, Hirsch championed civil rights in US and Israel, was one of those who eulogized Martin Luther King Jr.
By Ron Kampeas
Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
January 7, 2021, 1:28 pm
US Jewish groups express ‘outrage,’ ‘disgust’ at DC violence, criticize Trump
AIPAC lobby group condemns president’s ‘incitement,’ ADL calls for suspension of his social media accounts; others focus on restoring law and order to Capitol
By Ron Kampeas
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., arrives for briefing on Iran, May 21, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
May 22, 2019, 3:34 am
It’s a Democratic lovefest at a Reform movement policy conference
Enthusiasm for Democrats at Religious Action Center meeting highlights shared priorities, especially when it comes to immigration
By Ron Kampeas
Al Sharpton speaking at the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center conference in Washington, DC, May 20, 2019. (RAC)
May 20, 2019, 11:28 pm
Al Sharpton admits to using ‘cheap’ rhetoric about Jews
Civil rights activist accused of fueling 1991 Crown Heights riots tells conference of Reform Jews he could have ‘done more to heal, rather than harm’
By Ron Kampeas
David S. Davidson (courtesy Melissa Ludwig)
February 26, 2019, 7:24 am
David S. Davidson, prominent judge and Reform leader, dies at 91
World War II veteran who was also involved in Maryland Democratic politics remembered as lion of social justice and ‘the most incredible mensch’
By JTA and ToI Staff
US Senator Joseph Lieberman (L) and US Senator John McCain arrive for the 50th Munich Security Conference in the Bayerischer Hof hotel on January 31, 2014 in Munich, Germany. (Joerg Koch/Getty Images via JTA)
August 26, 2018, 1:01 pm
Jewish leaders mourn McCain for his bipartisanship, fierce commitment to Israel
His close friendship with Joe Lieberman, a liberal Orthodox Jew he considered running with, was not without trials: ‘Why in every f***ing kosher menu do we have to have salmon?’
By Ron Kampeas
Rabbi Lynne Landsberg at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism’s 2017 Consultation on Conscience conference. (Courtesy of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism via JTA)
March 1, 2018, 6:06 am
Rabbi who sought a place for those with disabilities dies at 66
Lynne Landsberg, a Reform rabbi, led efforts by all Jewish streams, as well as interfaith initiatives, to foster inclusion in religious communities
By JTA
African migrants take part in a protest in Tel Aviv on June 10, 2017. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
January 9, 2018, 12:08 am
Diaspora leaders urge Netanyahu not to deport African migrants
Challenging PMO’s response to initial letter, heads of organizations from different denominations say country’s refugee policy lacking
By ToI Staff
Musicians Josh Goldberg, Rick Recht, Mikey Pauker, Doni Zasloff and Josh Warshawsky perform at the biennial convention of the Union for Reform Judaism, held December 6-10, 2017, in Boston. (Union for Reform Judaism/via JTA)
December 15, 2017, 7:04 pm
The Reform movement is alive with the sound of music
A thriving recording scene along with packed training programs and strong youth involvement show that melodies strike a major chord in Diaspora Jewry’s largest denomination
By Penny Schwartz
African refugees sit outside the Holot detention center in southern Israel, on June 13, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 30, 2017, 10:03 pm
Jewish groups urge Israel not to deport African refugees
Organizations from different denominations say ‘as a people who were once refugees,’ Jews have ‘special obligation’ towards migrants
By JTA
US President Donald Trump speaks about healthcare in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, on July 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 8, 2017, 10:45 pm
Jewish groups oppose rollback of contraception coverage
Exception to Affordable Care Act for employers blasted as ‘attack on women’ and ‘pandering to religious right’
By JTA
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