Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Mission: For 50 years, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism ("the RAC") has been the hub of Jewish social justice and legislative activity in Washington, D.C. As the DC office of the Union for Reform Judaism, the RAC educates and mobilizes the Reform Jewish community on legislative and social concerns, advocating on more than 70 different issues, including economic justice, civil rights, religious liberty, Israel and more. As a 501c3 non-profit organization, the RAC's advocacy work is completely non-partisan and pursues public policies that reflect the Jewish values of social justice that form the core of our mandate. The RAC’s work is mandated by the Union for Reform Judaism, whose 900+ congregations across North America include 1.5 million Reform Jews, and the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), whose membership includes more than 1,800 Reform rabbis. Representatives of these two organizations, as well as the Union’s affiliates, comprise the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism, which governs the RAC’s policy positions. As the social justice arm of the Union and the CCAR, the RAC receives approximately 1/3 of its annual operating budget from the Union, 1/3 from program fees, and 1/3 from contributions from individuals and foundations.

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After night the in purgatory A1 a mode detailed experience, including the single player mode and cooperation mode, encountering a variety of elite strange and rare and strange, and whether killing off according to the specific team situation; can not kill resolutely notice teammate pass out next through direct SKIP. Goldwto sell many game gold,such as : diablo 3 gold d3 gold runescape gold rs gold diablo 3 gold d3 gold diablo3 gold blade and soul gold wow gold tibia gold aion gold rom gold runes of magic gold age of wushu gold aion kinah dofus kamas cabal gold cabal alz eve isk atlantica gold dfo gold guild wars 2 gold gw2 gold tera gold c9 gold rappelz gold rappelz rupees second life linden mabinogi gold maple story mesos rift gold dragon nest gold itunes gift card App Store Gift Card Rare and strange: with a rare name (usually blue, but at the same time may also be gold elite), it is difficult to find, but to get rid of, there is often a special surprise, because fixed and affixes equipment, regardless of the blue-loaded or yellow equipment, are to the edge, in fact, is the best SP produced strange fortune depends on it. Open the list of your accomplishments, an achievement which lists the most rare and strange, but not all! In addition, rare and strange fall the best equipment is not 100% drop, but if you want, you could do nothing but find them, rs gold because they can. If you encounter, but you can not beat , please hurry to invite your friends list into your game together to engage it, and to drop more than a goodly portion of luck, but also a way of getting money to the Friends of the base! Daobao Wizard: Drop equipped with everything falling energy saving in this chapter, in addition to rare and strange part of falling! Drop the game settings, through research nethack (known as the originator of the Diablo setting items randomly drop) settings, blade and soul gold in fact, a setting is as follows: Rare and strange list of rare and strange list: this figure may be possible, each unique drop list of rare and strange, usually the main producing strange Need rings and necklaces; Blue strange list: this picture ordinary strange, it may appear strange blue, just blue strange installed it must be out of the blue, drop list is the list of the world fall in each of the sections that, that does not beyond the the chapter drop the other chapters will be out equipment. (FARM A1 friend Note, A4 was a good blue-loaded, drag a drag the corpse into the A4.) 3 golden elite list: mainly wow gold used to increase this figure a bit of a challenge and entertainment, to be honest, not farm their significance, and this strange basically impossible to be done FARM their fall list and blue The strange world drop, as limited by chapter, but the yellow loading a relatively high probability it wants. So, I'll give you advice: Careful and meticulous to a certain figure, the difficulty is not great, you can complete single FARM again, all the blame, all the stones, all the local touch it again, and then reset it again, and so forth NNNN times and times, you can put this figure there might be rare and strange touch, we also know this "specialty". Another supplement on suits and legendary equipment drop set: part of the world falling, broken jar and trash mobs and the like can be a goodly portion of luck, but the mobs die so much, the opportunity is always there; portion of the fixed BOSS out drop, multi-brush it, the opportunity is always there, after all, is fixed drop FARM when a lot of bad street but in the end is inevitable; part fall by rare and strange, the same can not be met seeking to encourage you and diligent traveled to every corner of the map; also part of falling exists only in the advanced chest, face. About rare and strange location: each figure with surface and underground (cave) in two parts, this strange wandering the entire surface of each figure, that might be buried in the ground, but mainly present in the underground; each figure has a fixed number of underground cave spawn points, and each picture to refresh the total number of points is fixed, but each time the refresh only a few points, to refresh a few point and which point to refresh are random; Members diligent little more effort, run a race map, summarize the law, there will always be the outcome! ! ! ! ! Random number paradox: while the computer is set between 1-100 random samples of any single chance, from long statistical point of view, are the same, but in a short period of time during the actual operation, you extracted to a 1 and 100 chance is very small; the improved random numbers, often using double-random number divided by the ratio rounded, for example, taken from 1-100 where two duplicate number, and then divided by 2 rounded . Refer to the above extract random set model of random numbers, each picture looks much spawn points, but a subset of locations and 1 or 100 is actually more difficult to be able to get from another point of view, mean that other spawn points easily be able to get refreshed, this rule can be found by summing. My last most important conclusion: Some rare and strange appears only in the rare spawn points, this setting is also normal, everyone can sum up, there is always the law to be investigated!

 
 
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism created an event: Webinar: Earth Day & the Gulf Oil Spill at One Year

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Time: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 3:00PM

April 22, 2011 marks the 41st annual Earth Day and the first anniversary of the BP oil spill. To help you and your congregation prepare for these events, and to mark these occasions in the context of Passover, we will hear from social action leaders and rabbis from across our Movement who will share tried-and-true Earth Day ideas, innovative programs in education and advocacy, and ways to continue our service and commitment to the Gulf Coast. Featuring Margo Wolfson of Temple Shalom, Aberdeen, NJ (a GreenFaith Pilot Program congregation), Stephen Fox of Temple Isaiah, Los Angeles, CA, Rabbi Andy Koren, Temple Emanuel, Greensboro and Rabbi Daniel Swartz, Temple Hesed, Scranton, PA.

This is part 4 of 5 of our Green Virtual Beit Midrash series, a collaboration between the URJ and the RAC.
 
 
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism created an event: Webinar: Earth Day & the Gulf Oil Spill at One Year

Location: Learn more and register at http://urj.org/learning/meetings/webinars/?syspage=article&item_id=49143

Time: Friday, March 18, 2011 12:00AM

April 22, 2011 marks the 41st annual Earth Day and the first anniversary of the BP oil spill. To help you and your congregation prepare for these events, and to mark these occasions in the context of Passover, we will hear from social action leaders and rabbis from across our Movement who will share tried-and-true Earth Day ideas, innovative programs in education and advocacy, and ways to continue our service and commitment to the Gulf Coast. Featuring Margo Wolfson of Temple Shalom, Aberdeen, NJ (a GreenFaith Pilot Program congregation), Stephen Fox of Temple Isaiah, Los Angeles, CA, Rabbi Andy Koren, Temple Emanuel, Greensboro and Rabbi Daniel Swartz, Temple Hesed, Scranton, PA.

This webinar is part of the Green Virtual Beit Midrash series, a collaboration between the Union for Reform Judaism and the Religious Action Center
 
 
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism created a new resource called Central Conference of American Rabbis Resolution: Climate Change (2005)

CLIMATE CHANGE Excerpt: Adopted by the 116th Annual Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis Houston, TX March, 2005 Background ...The following Jewish and secular moral principles serve as the foundation for the Conference's position on the development of agreements and policies to address climate change: Responsibilities to Future Generations: "Therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live." (Deuteronomy 30:20) Humankin...more...

10/22/2010 3 years ago

 
 
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism created a new resource called URJ Resolution: Energy (1991)

  NEW NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY STRATEGY Excerpt: Adopted at the 61st General Assembly November, 1991 Baltimore, MD BACKGROUND "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof" reminds us that we are only stewards of nature, obliged to cherish and preserve it. Jewish tradition is emphatic that human dominion over nature does not include a license to abuse the environment. ...During the last ten years, reliance on imported oil incre...more...

10/22/2010 3 years ago

 
 
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism created a new resource called URJ Resolution: Environment (1991)

THE ENVIRONMENT Excerpt: Adopted at the 61st General Assembly November, 1991 Baltimore, MD BACKGROUND The Jewish community's mandate to cultivate, protect, and nurture the environment is deeply rooted in our tradition. The commandment "Bal Taschit" enjoins "Do not destroy things from which humanity may benefit" (Deuteronomy, 20). The warning against idolatry founded in Deuteronomy reminds us that if we abuse the environment...more...

10/22/2010 3 years ago

 
 
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism created a new resource called URJ Resolution: Climate Change and Energy (2009)

Climate Change and Energy Exceprt: Submitted by the Commission on Social Action to the Union for Reform Judaism’s 70th General Assembly ...For more than forty years the Reform Movement has advocated in defense of our environment and all those species — from the smallest creatures to humankind itself — that rely on our shared natural habitat and resources for survival.  ...We now face the unprecedented challenge of climate chang...more...

10/22/2010 3 years ago

 
 
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism created a new resource called Guardians of the Earth

Summary: This Rosh Hashanah sermon was presented by Rabbi Rabbi Mark Kaiserman of Temple Emanu-El of West Essex, Livingston, New Jersey.   Learn more at http://rac.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=2215&pge_prg_id=12704&pge_id=2403.

10/21/2010 3 years ago

 
 
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism created a new resource called Reform Jewish Movement and the Environment

  Reform Jewish Movement and the Environment Exceprt: As heirs to a tradition of stewardship that goes back to Genesis and teaches us to be partners in the ongoing work of Creation, we cannot accept the escalating destruction of our environment and its effect on human health and livelihood. It is our sacred duty to alleviate environmental degradation and the human suffering it causes instead of despoiling our air, la...more...

10/21/2010 3 years ago

 
 
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism created a new resource called Travel Justly

Travel Justly Excerpt: The work of tikkun olam does not just happen at home. When we travel, we can help build a more just, more sustainable world, rather than make travel choices that tread heavily on our environment and our fellow human beings. As we work to green our Movement and continue to champion the rights of all our neighbors, especially those with the greatest need, we can use travel as a way to honor our Jewish values. The URJ is committed to traveling justly, ...more...

10/14/2010 3 years ago

 
 
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