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Jan 7, 2020, 12:57 AM
The rising tide of anti-Semitism threatens more than Jewish lives 
Rabbi Rick Jacobs addressing the Solidarity Rally in Brooklyn, New York, Jan. 5, 2020. (Theo Hansen/Union for Reform Judaism)
It is irrefutable: We are undergoing an explosion of hate in the United States, which includes a dramatic increase in violent anti-Semitic attacks. And our Jewish community must cease being distracted by the debate about whether the uptick in...
Sep 29, 2015, 3:39 PM
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Why Pope Francis has given religion a good name again
The pontiff is a true religious leader who chooses simplicity and modesty over papal splendor
Apr 29, 2014, 2:13 PM
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Why I support J Street joining the Conference of Presidents (Hint: It’s Not about J Street)
Illustrative: Vice President Joe Biden, with Richard Stone, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, 2012. (Joshua Roberts)
The Conference of Presidents must represent the entire US Jewish community without ideological litmus tests
Feb 6, 2014, 12:22 AM
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Outreach to interfaith families strengthens the Jewish future
Reaching out to interfaith families strengthens the Jewish future
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Rabbi Rick Jacobs is president of the Union for Reform Judaism, the congregational arm of the Reform Jewish Movement in North America