Association of Reform Zionists of America
Equality. Democracy. Pluralism. Israel.
What is ARZA?
The Association of Reform Zionists of America is the Israel arm of the Reform Movement, representing our community to the Zionist National Institutions.
ARZA’s Mission is two-fold: to center a connection to Israel in the American Reform community, and to strengthen our Movement on the ground in Israel.
Equality. Democracy. Pluralism. Israel.
What’s New
Voice of the People
Friday, September 28, 2023 – י״ד תִּשְׁרֵי תשפ”ד The Rabbis of the Talmud had a saying when there was not a clear or obvious halakhic ruling one way or another. They would employ this Aramaic adage: “פוּק חָזִי מַאי עַמָא דָבַר” (Puk Hazei Mai Ama Davar) – roughly translated “Go out and see what the […]
Showing Up
September 22, 2023 – ז׳ תִשְׁרֵי תשפ”ד אַתֶּ֨ם נִצָּבִ֤ים הַיּוֹם֙ כֻּלְּכֶ֔ם לִפְנֵ֖י יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם רָאשֵׁיכֶ֣ם שִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗ם זִקְנֵיכֶם֙ וְשֹׁ֣טְרֵיכֶ֔ם כֹּ֖ל אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ טַפְּכֶ֣ם נְשֵׁיכֶ֔ם וְגֵ֣רְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּקֶ֣רֶב מַחֲנֶ֑יךָ מֵחֹטֵ֣ב עֵצֶ֔יךָ עַ֖ד שֹׁאֵ֥ב מֵימֶֽיךָ׃ (דברים כט:ט-י) “You stand this day, all of you, before your God יהוה —your tribal heads, your elders, and your officials, every householder […]
As We Enter the New Year…
September 14, 2023 – כ״ח אֱלוּל “תְּכלַּהֶ שָׁנהָ וקְִללְוֹתֶיהָ, תָּחֵל שָׁנהָ וּברְִכוֹתֶיהָ” “Let the old year and its curses end; let the new year and its blessings begin.” There is no question that 5783 has been a challenging year, a year of drama and trauma, a year of anger and activism, of insight and […]
The Thirty-Year Trek From Oslo to Mecca
September 8, 2023 – כ״ב אֱלוּל Thirty years ago, the world watched as archenemies did the unthinkable – the meticulously choreographed photo-op in the Rose Garden of the White House lawn between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shaking hands after decades of rivalry, violence, and enmity. It was a moment of hope despite its surrounding […]
It Was Thirty Years Ago Today – Part I
September 1, 2023 – ט״ו אֱלוּל תשפ”ג Each of us has a ‘where-were-you-when?’ moment. For my parents’ generation, many vividly remember the assassination of JFK in 1963, the assassination of Dr. King in 1968, and the historic landing on the moon in 1969 (and we could list many more). For me, and many in my […]
