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May 20, 2012 28 Iyyar 5772
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Ride with ARZA in The 12th Annual Los Angeles River Ride! There are six great rides to choose from, and all proceeds will go towards ARZA's work of promoting pluralism in Israel. Volunteers are also welcome!
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March with ARZA and fellow Reform Jews in the 48th Annual Celebrate Israel Parade in NYC! The Parade is on Sunday, June 3, 2012, rain or shine. Our goal is to make a statement with a large, visible Reform presence! Join us!
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Did you miss our conference call on Engaging Youth Through Social Justice Programming in Israel? Listen to the recording, or download to listen later by right clicking on the link. Hear from Rabbi Meir Azari, Senior Rabbi at the Daniel Centers, Moshe Samuel, Director of the Tikkun Olam program, and Nikki Michaelson, a participant in Tikkun Olam.
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Click here to sign our petition to the UN!
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Here are a couple of resources on the recently proposed boycott bill in Israel:
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Response to Rabbis Gordis and Perlo and David Breakstone
Our task is not about winning a debate but about building the relationships among Jews that makes a better future for Israel and all of our people.
By Rabbi Daniel Allen, Executive Director of ARZA
Expanding the tribe in the home of the brave
The passing of Debbie Friedman and shooting of Gabrielle Giffords highlighted the stretching and morphing of Jewish identity in the U.S., a trend sadly not mirrored in Israel.
By Naamah Kelman, Elan Ezrachi
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Love, Not Hate
Exposing the BDS movement against Israel
ARZA is launching an initiative to make members of Reform synagogues aware of the war without guns that is being waged against Israel, and the details of particular anti-Israeli efforts. We will be distributing a series of articles which will describe particular delegitimization efforts (or BDS campaigns) and suggested ways of countering them. Read on for more information.
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ARZA reacts with alarm to a recent report that 50 leading Israeli municipal chief rabbis, all employed by the State of Israel, have signed on to a religious ruling that forbids renting homes to gentiles--a move particularly aimed against Arabs. This ruling comes just months after the Chief Rabbi of Safed initiated a call urging Jews to refrain from renting or selling apartments to non-Jews. Read more.
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The worst fire in Israel’s history raged across Haifa and the Carmel Forest. More than 40 lives were lost, and many homes destroyed. ARZA, in partnership with the URJ and IMPJ, set up an emergency relief fund. Read the latest update on the rebuilding efforts here, and find out where your donations are going.
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View Latest IRAC Newsletter Onlining Conversion Bill Details
Click here.
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ARZA is happy to share with you our guide for planning a Shabbat observance in your congregation that highlights our people’s connection to the land of Israel through Torah study, story telling, music and of course, food. We hope you will find these materials flexible enough to use with pre-schoolers or seniors, Friday night only or for a complete Shabbaton. Learn more now!
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Book an Israel Tour for a transformational
experience and a spiritually uplifting adventure.
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Please go to IMPJ and IRAC to get the latest news from the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism and the Israel Religious Action Center.
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A year has passed since the earthquake rocked Haiti. Within hours of the news of the tragedy an Israel Defense Forces medical team was assembled. The first international medical response team on the ground was the IDF field hospital. First Sergeant Shahaf Shtrikman from the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism (IMPJ) community 
ARZA Raises Funds for Carmel Fire Rebuilding Efforts
