https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyGY14vp4xs Karen Weber, a poet and performance artist, enacts and, at times, sings, two linked poems, “No Cakewalk” and “L’chaim” that mine the emotional depths, describing horror with pinpoint detail and, somehow, bringing us back to the light with a jubilant wedding celebration. Sourced from Reconstructing Judaism.org
Reconstructing Judaism’s Auerbach Launch Grants and Ignition Grants support rabbinical students and rabbis in reconstructing the Jewish landscape to be more inclusive and engaging. This year’s winners point the way to a dynamic Jewish future. Auerbach Launch Grants Chloe Zelkha Chloe is a third-year rabbinical student at RRC. After years
During a Ritualwell “Holding Each Other” virtual gathering, Rabbi Joshua Boettiger offers writing prompts that ask us to investigate the stories that different parts of our bodies may be telling us.
https://youtu.be/d27MaiCWODw During Ritualwell’s weekly “Holding Each Other” program, artist Betsy Teutsch recounts the process of illustrating the Reconstructionist prayerbook, sharing some light during a dark time.
Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein explains how getting in touch with our inner mad scientist can connect us to Reconstructionist approaches to Tu B’Shvat.
Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association hosted the event “Holding on to Hope” on Wednesday, Jan. 3 featuring the work of three courageous and dedicated activists for co-existence and shared society in Israel and Palestine.
Go outside.Find a patch of grass, sand, dirt.Sit, kneel, place a hand or justA finger to the soft earth.Feel it pulse back. Open your palms and divineThe words creased between.Rub the specks of dirtBetween your fingers,See how they cling to skin,How they listen in their soft-rough way. The earth will
A Message from Reconstructing Judaism’s Israel Affairs Specialist, Rabbi Maurice Harris: On December 17, 2023, I led a webinar for members of Reconstructionist congregations called “Shared Values and Multiple Opinions: Reconstructionist Congregations and the Israel-Hamas War.” https://vimeo.com/895954660/71a674ffc9?share=copy The main goal I had for the webinar was to share some important
Since 2009, a growing number of Jewish communities have marked February as Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM). This coming year, Thriving Communities would like to celebrate how YOU have adapted your communities to make them more accessible to and inclusive of those of us with disabilities. How do we
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