Rabbi David Saperstein

Rabbi David Saperstein named senior policy adviser by Union for Reform Judaism

For the last two years under President Barack Obama, Saperstein served as the nation’s top diplomat on religious freedom issues.

Saperstein’s ‘two visions’ teaching gets emotional applause

At his swearing-in as the State Department envoy for religious freedom, Rabbi David Saperstein recounts his father’s experience at Danzig in 1939.

What a GOP Senate would mean for the Jewish communal agenda

With the midterm elections less than a month away, here’s an issue-by-issue look at what the Jewish community can expect if Republicans gain control of both houses of Congress.

United States

Liberal Jewish groups praise Senate for advancing gay protection bill

Israel

Reform movement urges Netanyahu to suspend plan to move Bedouin

United States

Jewish groups praise fiscal cliff deal, remain concerned about future cuts

United States

Reform, Conservative rabbis: Step up gun control

Ideas

Op-Ed: Medicaid reforms need not undermine vital services

Global

Jewish groups praise Obama on Sudan

Ideas

Moderate Muslims must denounce violence

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