Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

As ‘fiscal cliff’ looms, Jewish umbrella groups fight cuts but are quiet on taxes

Some key Jewish groups are focusing their “fiscal cliff” advocacy mostly on the threat of budget reductions to programs they hold dear while staying out of the heated fight over taxes.

Ideas

Op-Ed: Rise up Maccabean style for rights of the disabled

The U.S. Senate’s failure to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities took away a candle in the menorah of civil rights, write two people affiliated with the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.

Ideas

Op-Ed: Medicaid reforms need not undermine vital services

The Jewish community sees a number of effective ways that Medicaid can be reformed while realizing cost savings and maintaining vital services for disabled people, write two leading Jewish officials.

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