Shavuot

The ancient festival is a lot more than just cheesecake and confirmation. It’s a celebration – a reenactment, in a way – of the central religious moment of the Jewish saga, when God reveals the Torah at Mount Sinai.

Shavuot begins the evening of Sunday, June 1 through Tuesday, June 3.

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Reconstructing Judaism: the central organization of the groundbreaking, always-evolving Reconstructionist movement. We help build thriving Jewish communities, empower individuals to lead lives of deeper meaning and purpose, train rabbis who make a difference, and work to bring about a more just and sustainable world.

Mazel Tov to Our New Rabbis

RRC’s 2022 graduating class has already positively impacted Jewish communities. We cannot wait to see where their rabbinates lead. 
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Virtual Passover Box

The Virtual Passover Box is a trove of digital resources designed to help you experience, and retell, the central story of the Jewish age. Celebrate Passover Saturday, April 12 – Sunday, April 20.

Jewish Teachings on Resilience, hosted by Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D.

Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations

Upcoming Events

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Latest News

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Ahavat Hinam: Creating Covenantal Community

Originally published on The Times of Israel. How do we encourage a sense of belonging, of being part of a tribe, without descending into tribalism? How do we foster community life that is oriented inward and at the same time open to the wider world? How do we bridge differences

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Ahavat Hinam: Creating Covenantal Community

Originally published on The Times of Israel. How do we encourage a sense of belonging, of being part of a tribe, without descending into tribalism? How do we foster community life that is oriented inward and at the same time open to the wider world? How do we bridge differences

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Beyond Brokenness: How Service Creates Pathways to Healing and Hope

In this moving reflection, Rabbi Deborah Waxman shares her transformative experience on a service-learning trip to Israel with Yahel and Repair the World. Amid the complexities of a region in conflict, she discovers how hands-on service work—from weeding at a therapeutic farm for veterans to packing food for Bedouin villages—opens pathways to hope, agency and renewal when mere words and meetings cannot.

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Reconstructing Judaism & The RRA joins with over 150 Jewish organizations in letter against proposed cuts to SNAP and Medicaid

Reconstructing Judaism and The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association have joined together with over 150 other Jewish organizations in a letter to protech SNAP and Medicaid. Read the full letter below. As Congress moves towards cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from federal basic needs programs like SNAP and Medicaid, more than 150

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An important announcement from Rabbi Deborah Waxman

With humility and profound gratitude to the Omnipresent, my family and friends, and the extended Reconstructionist community, I am writing to share the news that I will step down as president and CEO of Reconstructing Judaism when my current contract wraps up on August 31, 2026. I am committed to

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Ritualwell is the most extensive online resource curating original, progressive Jewish rituals. We foster a supportive online community for those seeking to make Jewish practice their own.

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Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations is a multimedia project highlighting the most cutting-edge thinking in the Reconstructionist movement and wider Jewish world. Through essays, podcasts, and web conversations, Evolve models nuanced dialogue and respectful disagreement while probing urgent questions.

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Our rabbinical program centers on nourishing and rigorous Jewish learning and immersive and intensive field education. The curriculum is distinguished by the unique Reconstructionist understanding of Judaism as a dynamic civilization characterized by vibrant diversity and ongoing change. As a result, the RRC course of study is expansive, dynamic and flexible, engaging students both in and out of the classroom.

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Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement

Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

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