Reconstructing Judaism has named Rabbi Elliott Tepperman as its next President and CEO, succeeding current President and CEO Rabbi Deborah Waxman, who has led the organization for 13 years. Rabbi Tepperman brings over two decades of Reconstructionist leadership, including 24 years as spiritual leader of Bnai Keshet and past service as President of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association.Â
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Israeli forces detained approximately 90 Israeli and international volunteers, among them rabbis and New York congressional nominee Brad Lander, as they accompanied Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest near Bethlehem. The volunteers have now been released. Members of the Progressive Israel Network released the following statement:
Israeli forces detained approximately 90 Israeli and international volunteers, among them rabbis and New York congressional nominee Brad Lander, as they accompanied Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest near Bethlehem. The volunteers have now been released. Members of the Progressive Israel Network released the following statement:
We are outraged that at least nine of our fellow Israeli and North American rabbis and dozens of others were detained while assisting a Palestinian family harvesting olives, and we call upon Israeli authorities to follow due process, immediately release all those detained, and protect Palestinians who peacefully work their land from harassment and violence.
Adventures in Jewish Studies, the podcast of the Association for Jewish Studies, recently devoted an episode to the Reconstructionist movement. Featuring insights from Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., Deborah Dash Moore, and Jenna Weissman Joselit, the episode explores questions that continue to shape Jewish life today: What do we inherit from
In a new op-ed for Religion News Service, Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., president emerita of Reconstructing Judaism, reflects on her 13 years leading the movement. Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D. Waxman was the first woman and first out lesbian to lead a Jewish congregational movement. Rabbi Waxman shares seven convictions she
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