Barbara Weinstein

Barbara Weinstein (she/her) is the associate director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, where she directs legislative policy. She is also the director of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism.

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Voting Rights

What Participation Looks Like – and What Comes Next

Barbara Weinstein

November 16, 2020

Democracy doesn’t happen every four years at the ballot box; democracy needs to be affirmed daily by each of us. That happens when we commit to engaging with one another, rather than tuning each other out.

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Protecting Civil Rights

After the Election, Here's What We Know – and What We Don't

Barbara Weinstein

November 4, 2020

Here’s something we know about this election: Vulnerable and oppressed communities remain vulnerable and oppressed; this election was not a clear repudiation of white supremacy. Marginalized groups continue to be at risk from white supremacists and those who enable them.

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Judicial Issues

Act Now: 3 Vital Ways You Can Help Protect Our Democracy

Barbara Weinstein

September 24, 2020

Deuteronomy 16:20 directs us: “Tzedek tzedek tirdof” – Justice, justice shall you pursue. The words remind us of the importance of ensuring justice itself is achieved through just means.

Women's Rights

On Shabbat, We Marched

Barbara Weinstein

January 24, 2017

In Jewish tradition, prayer begins when a minyan is assembled. This gathering of at least ten people creates an instant community and provides a sense of solidarity and strength that sustains in times of trial and in times of joy.

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How to Help Victims of the Alberta Wildfires

Barbara Weinstein

May 12, 2016

The wildfires raging in Ft. McMurray, Alberta, have caused devastation throughout the community.