WUPJ News
WUPJ/Arzenu Solidarity Mission to Israel
Reform/Progressive leaders from around the world are invited to participate in the WUPJ/Arzenu Solidarity Mission to Israel. During this 5-day mission, we will stand in solidarity with Israel, learn about the events of October 7 and onward through site visits and conversations with high-level speakers, connect with the Reform Movement in Israel, and receive […]
WUPJ President and Chair Share Their Wishes for Hanukkah
WUPJ President, Rabbi Sergio Bergman, and Chair, Phyllis Dorey OAM, share their wishes for Hanukkah and better days. Watch them here: Hanukkah wishes from WUPJ Chair Phyllis Dorey OAM Hanukkah Wishes from WUPJ President Rabbi Sergio Bergman
WUPJ Statement on the Release of Hostages
The World Union for Progressive Judaism welcomes the release of 41 hostages since Friday and is relieved to see many of them reuniting with family and loved ones. Our thoughts continue to be with the 200+ still in captivity in Gaza, whose fates have been uncertain for over 50 days now, among them civilians and […]
Hamas Cyber War: Indentifying and Countering Misinformation Online
Before buying Twitter, Elon Musk sought out the world’s top experts in online disinformation and hired Cyabra to discern how many Twitter users were fake. Rafi Mendelsohn, VP of Marketing at Cyabra, joins us to share the company’s latest insights regarding disinformation related to the Israel-Hamas war. Cyabra has been widely quoted on the topic of disinformation, […]
Learn How to Respond: Tools from a Global Digital Influencer
Hen Mazzig is a globally recognized speaker, educator, author, and digital influencer. Mazzig has gained over 400k followers on his social media platforms, and over 100 million users have interacted with his content. He has appeared as an expert on Jewish issues in media on four continents, including BBC, CNN, The Washington Post, SkyNews, LA […]
WUPJ Statement on Israel-Hamas War
As Jewish people, we underscore the infinite value of human life, as we are taught in Torah, and in times of crisis and deep pain, we must look for humanity even when our pragmatic approaches differ across the world. It has now been nearly four weeks since the horrific attack by Hamas on the people […]
Insights on Hamas and Hezbollah from a World-Leading Expert
Matthew Levitt is one of the world’s foremost authorities on Hamas and Hezbollah and will join the WUPJ for a webinar on Tuesday, October 31st, to share his insights. Mr. Levitt is the Fromer-Wexler Fellow and director of the Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at The Washington Institute. He wrote books on Hamas […]
Join us for powerful testimonies from Israel’s October 7th terror attack
Who could have anticipated that so soon after the celebrations of Rosh Hashanah and Simchat Torah, we would write with broken hearts and an appeal to you to stand by our Israeli brethren who have been left devastated by the unimaginably horrific events of October 7th and this past week of war. As a first […]
EMERGENCY appeal to help Israeli victims of terror
In the wake of the deadliest single day for Jews since the Holocaust and the largest attack on Israeli soil since the Yom Kippur War, men, women, and children were slaughtered, tortured, and kidnapped. Those affected and in need of support also include thousands of members of our own progressive community in Israel. We mourn […]
WUPJ Statement on Unprecedented Terror Attacks in Israel
Our WUPJ staff, board members, and the young adult participants of Shnat Netzer in Israel are accounted for and following the safety protocols of the authorities for their protection. The WUPJ condemns the horrifying acts of terrorism carried out by Hamas against scores of innocent civilians and supports Israel’s right to defend itself. […]