Social Action

Thank you to everyone who attended our emergency meeting to discuss a coordinated response to the current crisis. Here are ways in which you can follow up on the discussions we had and find out more information on the featured…

וַאֲהַבְתֶּם אֶת־הַגֵּר Va’ahavtem et ha-ger: You shall love the stranger This commandment comes twice in Torah along with the reason that we were slaves in Egypt. We should not just look after the stranger, but also feel their pain and…

Tzedakah is often translated as charity, but it is much more than this. The word itself comes from the root tzedek, meaning justice, and so tzedakah is really about the pursuit of justice in this world. One way of achieving…

The phrase tikkun olam is understood in our time to mean 'repairing the world' Tikkun olam is Judaism envisioning an ideal world. Often translated to mean 'repair of the world', and even as social justice, tikkun olam underpins our religious…

Looking after our environment As part of our commitment to l’taken olam, to fix the world, we understand that Judaism places enormous emphasis on the 'stewardship of the planet'; looking after our environment. This is not simply a modern response…

The Movement for Reform Judaism is committed to actively campaigning against all violations of human rights. We will continue to speak up for those who, through violence and inequality, are denied the ability to speak out about their suffering. Over…

The phrase bal tashchit means 'do not destroy' The mitzvah of bal tashchit – the commandment to not destroy or waste items from the natural world - is one of the most commonly mentioned mitzvot in contemporary Jewish social action…