Learn about the origins and history of the Reconstructionist movement; key differences between contemporary Jewish movements; values and guiding ideas of the Reconstructionist movement; Reconstructionist ideology on various topics such as God, Israel, and Peoplehood; important figures and milestones for the movement, and more. This resource includes information for educators,
The RRC Music Collective is a group of students at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College who have formed a community around creating and playing songs together. This a cappella performance is an interpretation of the Ashrei prayer, which itself is traditionally recited three times daily and drawn from Psalm 145. The
“The New of Trees” offers profound insights about our inner landscapes.
Learn to make date and nut marble treats for your Tu B’Shavt gathering.
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech is excerpted in the Reconstructionist prayerbook.
The national holiday celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. offers ample opportunities for service, action and learning. There’s so much to learn about King’s too-short time on Earth. Too often, school lessons or public discussion of King sticks to a few words from a single speech, leaving out
Each year, as we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we often focus on him as a singular leader, a towering figure in the civil rights Movement. Yet this perspective risks overshadowing the reality that no movement is built on one person alone. King himself understood that his influence was
Change is always happening. Our communities and their cultures are in a constant state of being and becoming, learning from the patterns of the past and adapting to the new circumstances of the present.
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
