Pledge today to vote for the World Zionist Congress elections. Tell your friends and family to vote as well. Pledge today to vote ARZA: Representing Reform Judaism, in the upcoming elections. We work together to foster a Jewish peoplehood and state in which the ideals of pluralism, equality and peace help to secure prosperous, fulfilling Jewish lives for us all. 

Your vote matters.

Why does it matter? The composition of the American delegation is critically important to Reform Jews in The United States and Israel because the American delegation of 145 delegates is the largest delegation from a single country outside of Israel and comprises nearly one third of the Congress.

Why does the Congress matter? The decisions of the Congress influence hundreds of millions of dollars in funding, over $4 million of which is currently allocated to the Reform movement each year. In addition, the Congress will help determine the leadership of the major global Jewish organizations, budgetary decisions and policy in Israel and worldwide.

Why does policy matter? 

ARZA's policies seek to effect Women's Rights and Gender Equality. They believe in an Israel where men and women pray, work and live together as equals deserving of the same respect and honor.

ARZA's policies seek to effect Religious Equality. They work to create a world where all denominations are treated with respect and all of us are seen as Jews, no matter our personal level of observance.

ARZA's policies seek to effect Peace. ARZA is commited to a two-state solution that allow Israelis, Palestinians and the surrounding regions experience lasting security, stability and safety.

We have one more week. Let's make it count! Click here to pledge so that ARZA will send you all the information you need register and make an informed vote. We will have a computer at services available for you to pledge to vote.

Watch the video below. Rabbi Josh Weinberg and the ARZA Team answer the question, "How do we achieve the hopes and dreams of the Reform movement in Israel?"

We are so excited that Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell will be here on January 9th's Shabbat as a guest speaker. Rabbi Elwell has worked for over two decades keeping Reform congregations vibrant and healthy. She is the Founding Director of the Los Angeles Jewish Feminist Center and the first Rabbinic Director of the Ma'yan: the Jewish Women Program of the JCC of Manhattan. She will be discussing her new book, Chapters of the Heart, Jewish Women Sharing the Torah of Our Lives. 

We will have copies of Chapters of the Heart available for purchase for $20 each at services. Watch Rabbi Elwell discuss her new book in the video below.

• Boundaries: Who are the people in the "peoplehood?" How should we be thinking about inclusion, boundary-crossing, and belonging?
• Family: How significant are the ties that bind us together, and how does peoplehood rank in the hierarchy of Jewish values?
• Values: What are the core principles and commitments that come with being a member of the Jewish people?