Monthly Archives: April 2009

Rabbi Saperstein to the US Senate: Take Action on Tobacco Regulation

April 2, 2009 Dear Senator, Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R.1256) with broad bipartisan support. On behalf of the Union for Reform Judaism, whose more than...

A Rabbi Greets The Pope In Rome, En Route To Jerusalem

A leading Israeli rabbi is speaking out on the sensitive discussions between the Israeli rabbinate and the Vatican in anticipation of Pope Benedict XVI’s May visit to the Holy Land and about his own...

UNRWA official threatens to fire employees involved with Palestinian factions

The Gaza head of the UN Agency that aids Palestinian refugees said he will fire employees recently elected to lead its labor union if he finds they are involved with Palestinian political factions. In a...

UNRWA official threatens to fire employees involved with Palestinian factions

The Gaza head of the UN Agency that aids Palestinian refugees said he will fire employees recently elected to lead its labor union if he finds they are involved with Palestinian political factions. In a...

Judicial Inquiry: Israeli Soldiers’ Testimony Discredited

An inquest into rumored abuses against Palestinian civilians by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during January’s Gaza incursion has been closed. The investigation came about as a result of press rumors the IDF had killed...