Rejecting Chosenness in Favor of Distinctiveness
May 13, 2016
Waxman asks if it is “possible to believe that all people are created equal and to believe that Judaism is superior to other religions.”
Waxman asks if it is “possible to believe that all people are created equal and to believe that Judaism is superior to other religions.”
Fuchs-Kreimer describes how respect for interfaith colleagues led her to re-examine Jewish beliefs she once dismissed out of hand.
Klein examines how experiencing the contradictions of Israeli life can help young North American Jews feel connected to Israel.
Lesser describes the evolution of an LGBT synagogue and dissects the meaning of inclusive community.
Tepperman encourages sustained congregational dialogue and action around social, environmental and political justice.
This is a curriculum for Israel education, from early childhood through adulthood, fostering connections to Israel through language, liturgy, song, trips and relationships.
In these excerpts from the diaries of Mordecai Kaplan, the message of Rosh Hashanah is reframed as one of radical responsibility to a higher calling.
Since Reconstructionist Judaism affirms a conception of God as a force, power or process — but not as a supernatural Being who can be addressed and can respond — what happens to the notion of sin? Rabbi Richard Hirsh argues that Reconstructionist theology makes it more, not less, important that we take on the responsibility for judgment, atonement, apology and repentance
What does Reconstructionism have to do with Jewish law? According to Daniel Cederbaum, far more than you think.
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