A Jewish Response to Hunger

This website focuses on poverty, and contains a legislative database which is a comprehensive tool that tracks details of legislative bills, including hearing dates, bill status and description, the sponsoring legislator, and the final outcome of relevant bills. Websites linking to related topics are available so that very current information on bills and issues will be at hand. Sample letters to senators are available for constituents to take quick action when a response is needed.

The Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism assists congregations in establishing social action committees that will help them to apply ethical Judaic principles to contemporary issues.

The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC) has been the hub of Jewish social justice and legislative activity in the nation's capital for over 40 years. It has educated and mobilized the American Jewish community on legislative and social concerns as an advocate in the Congress of the United States on issues ranging from Israel and Soviet Jewry to economic justice and civil rights, to international peace and religious liberty.