On January 24, 2021, Reconstructionists gathered for a virtual day of learning entitled “God?: A Reconstructionist Conversation”. Videos of the learning sessions are available below.
On November 8, 2020, we participated in the Global Day of Jewish Learning sponsored by Limmud-NA. The day’s theme was “Human Dignity”. Rabbis Sarra Lev and Micah Weiss presented lectures — videos are includedhere.
Hesped (Eulogy) for Howard Blitman, delivered on January 4, 2021 by Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D.
On Giving Tuesday 2020, Reconstructing Judaism shared a live day of online learning. Here are videos of those sessions.
The Recon Connect Beit Midrash invites you to learn Torah from our notable rabbis at Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.
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.
The Tikkun Olam Commission is a structure of the Reconstructionist movement comprised of rabbis and lay people who work on social justice issues on behalf of the movement. It is the primary body vested with responsibility for formulating and vetting positions for the Reconstructionist movement, for consideration by the board of governors and the plenum, and for coordination of tikkun olam work with the RRA and other bodies.
Mandate establishing Jews of Color and Allies Advisory Group
Howard N. Blitman, a long-serving member of Reconstructing Judaism’s Board of Governors, was presented with the organization’s Presidential Recognition Award.
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
