Union for Reform Judaism

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Jewish organization nonprofit organization religious organization umbrella organization

The Union for Reform Judaism is the congregational arm and umbrella organization of Reform Jewish communities in North America, providing religious, educational, and social justice leadership and resources.

Aliases (2)

Union of American Hebrew Congregations ×4
URJ ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish organization → nonprofit organization → religious organization → umbrella organization →
advocatesFor	LGBTQ inclusion → civil rights → interfaith dialogue → social justice →
affiliation	World Union for Progressive Judaism →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
fieldOfWork	Jewish camping → rabbinic support → religious education → social justice → synagogue services → youth engagement →
formerName	Union of American Hebrew Congregations →
founded	1873 →
foundedBy	Isaac Mayer Wise →
foundedIn	Cincinnati → Ohio → United States →
founder	Isaac Mayer Wise →
hasChairperson	Daryl Messinger →
hasLeader	Rick Jacobs →
hasMemberType	Reform Jewish congregation → congregation → synagogue →
hasPresident	Rick Jacobs →
headquartersLocation	New York → New York City → United States →
ideology	liberal Judaism → progressive Judaism → religious pluralism →
language	English → Hebrew →
operates	NFTY → North American Federation of Temple Youth → URJ camps → leadership development programs → summer camps →
parentReligiousMovement	Progressive Judaism →
regionServed	North America →
religion	Judaism →
religiousDenomination	Reform Judaism →
religiousMovement	Reform Judaism →
religiousOrientation	non-orthodox Judaism →
scope	continental →
serviceArea	Canada → United States →
shortName	URJ →
website	https://urj.org →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Conference of American Rabbis → Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion → San Francisco Platform (1976) ("Union of American Hebrew Congregations") →	affiliation
A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism (1999) ("Union of American Hebrew Congregations") →	adoptedBy
Union for Reform Judaism ("Union of American Hebrew Congregations") →	formerName
Isaac Mayer Wise ("Union of American Hebrew Congregations") →	founded
Reform Judaism →	hasOrganization
Union for Reform Judaism ("URJ") →	shortName