Rabbi Toba Spitzer assembles textual sources on the redigging of ancestral wells in Parashat Toldot.
Rabbi Toba Spitzer assembles textual sources on the redigging of ancestral wells in Parashat Toldot.
Many people have asked how I feel about the Chavin verdict. Whenever I struggle to find words, I’m grateful for the teachings in the Torah, and this week is no exception.
In 1992, the Federation of Reconstructionist Congregations and Havurot released a report entitled Homosexuality And Judaism: The Reconstructionist Position, a document affirming the humanity and equality of gay and lesbian Jews and advocating for inclusion and welcome in all areas of Jewish life — a forthright stance that put Reconstructionism in the vanguard of religious organizations at that time.