Publications & Important Messages
Judea Reform and COVID-19 Preparedness
- Update on Reopening: April 22, 2021
- 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.
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:
Gratitude Report and Annual Reports
These reports highlight our accomplishments and acknowledge the generous support from individuals who helped make it happen!
- 2020 Tzedakah Times (Gratitude Report)
- 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)
- A Yom Hashoah Prayer Before Lighting the Memorial Candle
Our Pillars, Our Promise
On Three Things
Rabbi Soffer's message about Shabbat as worship services are canceled across the nation because of COVID-19,
broadcast on Channel 11 ABC, before Shabbat, March 20, 2020.
Thu, July 29 2021 20 Av 5781