“The duty of the State to pluralism is not only a passive duty, but an active one as well.”
—The three judge panel, including Israel’s Chief Justice Dorit Beinisch, commenting on its decision on May 19, 2009 requiring the State of Israel to provide equal funding for Reform and Conservative conversion classes

“This direction enables the College-Institute to create a single institution and a single faculty, embrace new technology, and realize our vision as ‘One College.’”
—HUC-JIR President Rabbi David Ellenson, reporting on HUC-JIR’s plan to maintain its presence in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York while consolidating and integrating administration, faculty, programs, and research resources to meet financial challenges

“Fasting is a traditional part of Judaism, usually accompanying the memory of a great tragedy or deep repentance. But here we must do a fast as a protest and as an emblem of solidarity...sharing the plight of too many in Darfur….Let... this be the last fast necessary to draw attention to the urgent need for both relief and long-lasting peace.”
—RAC Director Rabbi David Saperstein, who led more than 80 rabbis in a single day fast; now rabbis and cantors continue a Sudan “rolling fast” on different days