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Dear John,
I’m writing today to let you know about an important new partnership with the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) to fight the alarming rise in antisemitic rhetoric and violence, and to invite you to a webinar tonight that we are co-hosting with the URJ to discuss ways that you can help your community fight hate.
The newly launched partnership provides Reform congregations the tools needed to address antisemitism in their communities, beginning with a new online incident reporting form tailored specifically to Reform congregations and their members as well as online and print guides. Together we will make sure that fighting antisemitism and hate more broadly is a priority as we team up on advocacy and education.
As Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the URJ explained, “This could not come at a more pressing moment with rising vandalism and violent threats on congregations, assaults on Jewish individuals, and an increase in antisemitic rhetoric and conspiracy theories from all sides.”
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Webinar: Preparing Communities to Respond to Acts of Antisemitism and Hate
Time: 8 PM ET on Tuesday, July 27
We hope you will join Rabbi Jacobs and me for an open conversation today regarding the rise in antisemitism and the ways in which it directly affects our communities and synagogues. We will cover a range of issues including criticism of Israel, how antisemitism manifests on the right and left, how legislation can help fight antisemitism and how building ally relationships across communities can help with the fight against hate.
The webinar will also feature remarks from Yolanda Savage-Narva, Director for Racial Equity, Diversity, Inclusion for the URJ, and Carly Pildis, Associate Director of Community Engagement for ADL. It will be moderated by Barbara Weinstein, Director of the Commission on Social Action and Associate Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.
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We are excited to launch this partnership with the URJ to fight antisemitism and we look forward to future partnerships in the Jewish community as well.
With antisemitic incidents at historically high levels in the U.S., now is the time to raise awareness of the threats facing the Jewish community and to make our communities safer.
Thank you for helping take action against antisemitism as part of the ADL community.
| Yours truly, |
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| Jonathan Greenblatt |
| CEO and National Director |
| ADL |
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