Public Statements

Amicus Brief Opposing Religious Exemption to Antidiscrimination Law: Chelsea Nelson Photography

January 31, 2020

We have joined a brief opposing a religious exemption to an antidiscrimination law protecting LGBTQ people. Based on our belief in the importance of the separation of church and state, as well as our understanding of Jewish teachings that every human being is created in the divine image, we have long advocated for public policies of inclusion, antidiscrimination, and equality.

Statement on Trump Proposal on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

January 29, 2020

For decades Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association have advocated for a negotiated, two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on security, dignity, human rights, and freedom for Israelis and Palestinians alike.

Interfaith Amicus Brief Opposing Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Families

January 28, 2020

We join more than 40 faith and interfaith organizations to oppose new Trump administration regulations that would authorize indefinite detention of families with children during the course of their immigration proceedings.

Letter from Jewish Rohingya Justice Network to Senate Foreign Relations Committee

January 22, 2020

Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association joined a letter urging the U.S. Senate to take up and pass the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2019 (S. 1186).

Interfaith Open Letter: Stephen Miller Must Resign

January 14, 2020

As a diverse coalition of interfaith partners dedicated to moral and humane immigration policies, we demand the immediate resignation of White House Senior Policy Advisor Stephen Miller. We believe that all people deserve to be treated with dignity, regardless of their immigration status. Our varied faith traditions mandate us to welcome the stranger, love each other, and protect the most vulnerable among us.

Amicus Brief Opposing Overbroad Exemptions to ACA Contraception Mandate

January 3, 2020

Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association joined Americans United, ADL, and a variety of other religious and civil liberties organizations in an amicus brief opposing overbroad accomodation of employers refusing to participate in the Affordable Care Act’s requirements regarding contraception coverage. The U.S. Constitution’s Establishment Clause forbids the government to shift the costs and burdens of objectors’ religious beliefs onto third parties, and an accommodation without a demonstrated substantial burden on religion is an unconstitutional religious preference.

Statement on Hanukkah Antisemitic Attacks

December 30, 2019

Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association are heartsick once again to learn of the recent spate of antisemitic attacks against members of the New York Jewish community.

Progressive Israel Network Commends Passage of House Resolution 326 Opposing Annexation, Supporting Two-State Solution

December 9, 2019

As leading progressive pro-Israel organizations in the American Jewish community, we commend the House of Representatives for passing House Resolution 326. This landmark resolution, which reaffirms support for a two-state solution, marks the first time the House has formally opposed unilateral Israeli annexation of the West Bank and asserted longstanding US opposition to settlements.

Statement Against Cut in Nutritional Aid

December 5, 2019

Hunger is not a political tool to be played with. Food security is a human right. Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association join our friends at MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger in denouncing the Trump Administration’s final rule to strip nutritional benefits for nearly 700,000 food-insecure Americans.

Amicus Brief Opposing Religious Exemption to Antidiscrimination Law: Chelsea Nelson Photography

Statement on Trump Proposal on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Interfaith Amicus Brief Opposing Indefinite Detention of Immigrant Families

Letter from Jewish Rohingya Justice Network to Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Interfaith Open Letter: Stephen Miller Must Resign

Amicus Brief Opposing Overbroad Exemptions to ACA Contraception Mandate

Statement on Hanukkah Antisemitic Attacks

Progressive Israel Network Commends Passage of House Resolution 326 Opposing Annexation, Supporting Two-State Solution

Statement Against Cut in Nutritional Aid

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