A plaque in the conference room at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism spells out the groupâ??s storied history: Drafted here, it says, were the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, efforts that still define the popular image of Jews as liberal players in Washington.
But the room is decades old. This week, the Reform movement changes leadership at â??the RACâ? â?? its D.C.-based advocacy arm â?? for the first time in more than 40 years, aiming to pump new energy into what is by far Judaismâ??s largest denomination by boosting its influence on policy.
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