Publications

Judea Reform and COVID-19 Preparedness

• COVID-19 Update: July 2, 2020
• COVID-19 Update: May 1, 2020
• Message from our President, Ziva Raney (April 3)
• COVID-19 Update: March 12
• COVID-19 Update: March 10
• COVID-19 Update: March 2

To Receive our Weekly eNotices

Due to the pandemic this page is not being updated. Please email Loni at lhudson@judeareform.org to be added to our weekly eNotices.

Rosh Hashanah Services 2020/5781

• PDF of Sermons
• Watch Services
  • Young Children “Happy Birthday, World!” Service
  • Congregational Service 
  • Family Service  
  • Congregational Morning Service
• Music
• Tribute to RBG

Yom Kippur Services 2020/5781

• Watch Services
  • Young Children Service
  • Kol Nidre Service
  • Family Service
  • Congregational Service
• Music

From our Annual Meeting

• We're All In, Together [View Opening Movie]
• Volunteers of the Year [View Slide Show]
• President's Report by Ziva Raney in PDF Format  [View Video]
• Senior Rabbi's Report by Matthew V. Soffer in PDF Format [View Video]

Important Sermons from Rabbi Matthew V. Soffer

• Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon in PDF Format [View Video]
• Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon in PDF Format [View Video]
• Kol Nidre Sermon in PDF Format [View Video]
• Yom Kippur Morning Sermon in PDF Format [View Video]
• Sermon in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day [View Video]
• Sermon: Voting in WZO Israeli Elections.[View Video]

Special Remarks from our Community to our Community

• Transcription and video of Ziva Raney's President's Message (Erev Rosh Hashanah - Sunday, September 29, 2019) [view video]
• Transcription and video of Ziva Raney's President's Message (Erev Rosh Hashanah - Sunday, September 9, 2018) [view video]
• Fifteen Voices: Reflections on an Anshei Mitzvah Journey, a commentary by our 2019 Anshei Mitzvah Class.
• Shabbat Blessings, Lily Posner-Hess, December 2020
• Transcription and video of Ziva Raney's  Mid-Year President's Message, February 2021.

Important Documents

Learn more about Judea Reform by reading our mission statement, strategic plan, history, and constitution:

• Strategic Plan (2017 to 2022)
• Mission Statement
• A Brief History of Judea Reform
• Our Constitution

Gratitude Report and Annual Reports

These reports highlight our accomplishments and acknowledge the generous support from individuals who helped make it happen! 

• 2018-2019 Gratitude Report (published December 2019)
• 2016-2017 Annual Report - Interactive Flipbook
• 2016-2017 Annual Report - PDF

Where We Stand . . . 

Social justice position statements, letters to officials, and other communications on the following:

• North Carolina Rabbis' & Cantors' Statement on George Floyd and Systemic Racism
• On North Carolina's Public Facility Privacy and Security Act (House Bill 2, March 2016)
• Public Policy Position Against NC Constitutional Amendment to Require Voter Identification (August 14, 2018)
• Letter to Durham's Human Relations Commission December 2018
• Letter to the Durham Human Relations Commission from Area Rabbis December 2018
• Call on Elected Officials to Condemn ICE Activity in North Carolina (Petition Signed by JRC, February 2019)
• An Open Letter on Antisemitism from Triangle Jewish Community Leaders
• Our position on the Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act (HB 437)
  • Letter to the General Assembly about House Bill 437, signed by Rabbi Franken and Board President Ziva Raney
  • Text of House Bill 437
• A Yom Hashoah Prayer Before Lighting the Memorial Candle