Civic Engagement

RAC Teen Justice Fellowship

RAC teen fellowship programs are learning intensives in community organizing, designed to equip youth leaders with the skills to create change in their home communities. Through our fellowships, high schoolers connect with other social justice leaders from across the country and learn lifelong skills applicable to any issue they are passionate about.

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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.

Sukkot

Sukkot: Festival of Voting Booths

Rabbi Scott M. Nagel

Rabbi Susan N. Shankman

Rabbi Randi Nagel

September 23, 2020

It is a tradition that we observe as Americans as well, as we enter into booths each fall (and occasionally at other moments during the year) in order to make our voices heard and exercise our right to vote.

A person putting a ballot in a box in front of an American flag

Civic Engagement

With Less than 100 Days Until Election Day, There's Still Time to Make an Impact

Melissa Bendell

August 13, 2020

We’re counting down the days until Election Day, and with less than 100 days until November 3, there’s still a lot more work to be done to ensure that every eligible voter is able and ready to cast their ballot.

The Reform Movement’s 2020 Civic Engagement

Gun Violence Prevention

Justice Work Doesn’t Pause for a Pandemic

Kathryn Fleisher

Zoe Terner

July 14, 2020

Kathryn and I began our social justice journeys with the URJ.