Melissa Schapiro

The 2020 World Zionist Congress Elections are now open for voting through March 11!

Now is your chance to have your voice heard in Israel and make a difference in Israeli society. We need each and every Reform Jew in the U.S. to vote for the Reform slate, titled “Vote Reform: ARZA Representing the Reform Movement and Reconstructing Judaism.” Together we can grow our Reform Movement and work towards making progress on the issues we care about: religious freedom, equality, and many more.

The World Zionist Congress is the World Zionist Organization’s legislative body that meets every five years in Jerusalem. The Congress is the only body in which all of World Jewry is represented democratically, and, therefore, is your only democratic opportunity to influence Israeli society. It determines policy in Israel, designates its course of action, and chooses the leadership of three important institutions (the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish National Fund, and the Jewish Agency for Israel) with a combined budget of over $1 billion! Learn how to vote in this election on the ARZA website.

Watch this video from URJ’s Rabbi Rick Jacobs:

URJ Biennial 2019 is over, but you can still view videos of the experience — 5 thousand Jews from across North America and around the world gathered to learn, pray, share ideas, dance and sing, heard from inspiring speakers and the leaders of our Movement; reunited with old friends, created new connections, and made decisions about the policies of the Reform Movement.

Watch the videos of the 2019 URJ Biennial plenary sessions, services and Shabbat song sessions at urjbiennial.org

Make sure to watch the Friday morning plenary session where the URJ and the RAC launched our 2020 Civic Engagement Campaign and vote on social justice resolutions, including one on reparations for U.S. slavery and ongoing racism.

And get ready for the next biennial, to be held in Washington, D.C. in 2021! Stay tuned ….