APPENDIX 10

ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN HELP

Reform Resources:

UAHC College Education Department, KESHER
633 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10017-6778
(212) 650-4077
kesher@uahc.org

  • The UAHC Youth Division offers an entire program resource center, which contains articles, programs, and services available to both individuals and Kesher chavurot. KESHER is able to aid students in becoming involved on campus, to offer grant money for quality Reform campus programs, and to act as a support system for Reform Jews on campus. In addition, it offers a variety of programs, including the annual KESHER Convention, a year-long program in Israel, an Israel summer tour, a winter Israel Mission, and HUC-JIR’s Fall College Colloquium.
    •      The Israel Religious Action Center
    13 King David Street
    Jerusalem, Israel
  • The Center addresses such Israeli issues as religious rights for all Jews in Israel, the status of women, the Law of Return, Arab-Jewish relations, Ethiopian Jewry, and Soviet Jewry.
    •      Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
    2027 Massachusetts Avenue NW
    Washington, D.C. 20036
    (202) 387-2800; fax (202) 667-9070
  • The Religious Action Center pursues social justice and religious liberty by mobilizing the American Jewish community and serving as its advocate in the nation’s capital. The RAC sponsors political-action seminars, grassroots political-advocacy networks, legislative assistantships, and up-to-date publications concerning issues of social justice.


    • The legislative assistants can also help when researching a specific topic or issue, and they can provide a great deal of information as well as a Reform Jewish perspective.

         ARZA (Association of Reform Zionists of America)
    633 Third Ave.
    New York, NY 10017-6778
    (212) 650-4280; fax (212) 517-7968
  • ARZA is the first UAHC affiliate to be organized on an ideological foundation. Created by the overwhelming vote of the 1977 (San Francisco) biennial, ARZA is a rapidly growing organization of UAHC congregational members who identify as Zionists under the banner of Reform Judaism. As a Reform organization, it is particularly concerned with the building of Reform Judaism and the pursuit of religious pluralism in Israel. ARZA represents the North American Reform Movement in the World Zionist Organization and at the World Zionist Congress. In addition, ARZA sponsors programs of education and information for Reform congregations throughout the United States and Canada.
    •      CCAR: Central Conference of American Rabbis
    335 Lexington Avenue, 18th Floor
    New York, NY 10017
    (212) 972-3636; fax (212) 692-0819
  • The CCAR is the organized rabbinate of Reform Judaism. Its members consist of Reform rabbis ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion


    • (HUC-JIR), as well as Reform rabbis ordained at liberal seminaries in Europe, and some rabbis who joined the Reform movement sometime subsequent to their ordination. The CCAR Press is thought to be the largest publisher of Jewish liturgy, certainly from the Reform perspective. The CCAR also publishes a quarterly rabbinic journal, CCAR Journal: A Reform Jewish Quarterly.

         Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR)
    Cincinnati 3101 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220, (513) 221-1875
    Jerusalem 13 King David Street, Jerusalem 94101, Israel, (02) 620-3333
    Los Angeles3077 University Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90007, (213) 749-3424
    New York The Brookdale Center, 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012 (212) 674-5300
  • Since 1875, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) has been training professional leaders for the Reform Movement. Nearly twenty degree programs are offered at the master's and doctoral level. Each HUC-JIR campus offers an array of educational and cultural programs as well as access to outstanding library, archival, and museum resources.
    •      Other Resources:

    Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
    Charles and Lynn Schusterman International Center
    Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building
    800 Eighth Street, NW
    Washington, DC 20001-3742
    202-449-6500

  • Hillel welcomes all Jewish students, regardless of affiliation or background, to participate in their programs. Each Hillel is involved in developing a range of programs that are responsive to the setting of each campus and the needs of its Jewish students. These include social activities, speakers, classes, service projects, celebrations, and modes of religious services that are appropriate to its students. The UAHC College Department/KESHER is recognized as a Senior Partner Agency with Hillel.
    •      University Student Department (USD)
    110 East 59th Street
    New York, NY 10022
    (212) 751-6070; (800)-27-ISRAEL
  • USD is the college division of the American Zionist Youth Foundation, composed of student activists at over 150 campuses across the country. The goals of this organization include encouraging travel and study in Israel and educating university students about Israel’s opportunities, challenges, and founding ideology, Zionism. The USD can provide materials and assistance in implementing programs on Israel, as well as speakers on a wide range of subjects.
    •      The Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith
    823 United Nations Plaza
    New York, NY 10017
    (212) 490-2525
    Check this address for regional office information.
  • The ADL continues to monitor campus racism and bias nationwide. Through its regional offices and Department of Campus Affairs, the ADL encourages universities to take a strong and positive stand against bias-related incidents. The ADL is most willing to share its programs and expertise in intergroup relations to help reduce campus tensions and, more important, to help eradicate underlying bigotry. Available resource materials from the ADL include: "Combating Bigotry on Campus: The problem and strategies for counteraction"; the film/video "Bigotry on Campus: Bigotry Flunks Out," in which students are asked to confront the issue of on-campus bigotry; and "Racism 101," a documentary that examines racist attitudes and behaviors on campus.
    •      American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
    440 First St., NW, Suite 600
    Washington, D.C. 20001
    (202) 639-5200
  • AIPAC is "the only American organization registered to lobby Congress in support of legislation affecting U.S.-Israel relationships." Through student leadership programs, they strive to arm students on campus with the tools needed to understand the complexities of the Middle East, and techniques for countering anti-Israel sentiment.
    •      Jewish Council for Public Affairs
    443 Park Avenue South
    New York, NY 10016
    (212) 684-6950
  • The Campus Advisory Committee (CAC) is only one part of this umbrella agency of one hundred and seventeen community relations organizations across the country. The CAC is a network of information-sharing that offers roundtable discussion opportunities to these organizations on Jewish community relations issues as they affect each community. National CAC’s or local JRC’s are available to student groups for consultation, resources (materials and/or speakers) and troubleshooting in community relations issues.
    •      United Jewish Communities
    Suite 11E
    111 Eighth Avenue
    New York, NY 10011
    (212) 284-6500
  • United Jewish Communities is the result of the merger of the United Jewish Appeal, the Council of Jewish Federations, and the United Israel Appeal. It is a conglomeration of philanthropic federations that address social service problems within various Jewish communities. Their efforts span all ages and all levels of injustices. Within their mission statement, they express their goal to "utilize [their] financial and human resources to improve the quality of Jewish life worldwide—honoring the covenant that ‘all Jews are responsible one for the other,’ and that only through unified action can [they] solve our community's most pressing problems."


    • Some of their member organizations have local offices that may be of help, especially around the area where your campus is located. Your local Jewish Federation can also be a huge resource, both financially and programmatically. There is always the possibility of doing joint programs or sharing speakers with them.