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Like any good family history, Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) has more than a few standout matriarchs. Each one has some colorful notes in their histories, and each helped move the organization forward.

As the Union of Reform Judaism celebrates its 150th

In October 2023, the Violence Policy Center published its review of 25 years of female homicide victimization in the United States from 1996 to 2020.

On December 13, 2023, the Supreme Court decided to hear a case that will determine the future of access to reproductive healthcare in the United States: U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al, v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al.

Mifepristone (often

I have always been very vocal about my opinions. I am a Zionist and a proud one at that. I have never steered away from a conversation about Israel, even as I did a semester there with URJ’s Heller High during my sophomore year of high school.

This is the story of one woman whose life was changed thanks to the support of Women of Reform Judaism.

As we head toward the end of the calendar year, there are many programs to attend, lots of holidays to prepare for, and plenty of important work to contribute to.

Five days after the deadly attack by Hamas on Israel, Sisterhood of Congregation Emanu El, Houston hosted a program. I’m not sure Jewish life as we knew it would ever be the same, but it was meaningful for me to come together for a program in our temple.

I have sat down several times to write, but the emotions are so fluid, and the situation is constantly changing. I am writing this reflection now a month into the war. Who knows how things will be by the time you read this.  
 
Let me relay what happened the

Growing up at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, we, at least the girls, had little understanding of how Torah was really the centerpiece of Judaism.