Israeli-Jewish Renaissance: Lights in the Darkness
February 15, 2016
Writing from Israel during a wave of terror attacks, Adina Newberg finds hope during Hanukkah in grassroots initiatives for coexistence.
Writing from Israel during a wave of terror attacks, Adina Newberg finds hope during Hanukkah in grassroots initiatives for coexistence.
What do Star Wars and the Exodus have in common? Stories of a power outside of ourselves.
An act of consent lies at the heart of the whole rabbinic Jewish enterprise. The rabbis understood the covenant at Sinai to be the foundational moment of the ongoing relationship between God and the Jewish people. In order for the covenant to be valid, Israel must have agreed to it.
In this talk from the 2015 Global Day of Jewish Learning, Professor Joel Hecker discusses the diverse meanings ascribed to kissing in Jewish mystical literature.
Elsie Stern looks back on the fall Jewish holidays, and ahead to a year of productive conversations at RRC.
Passover conversations with non-Jews who are part of Jewish communities and families
Reacting to time spent with civil rights leader John Lewis, Rabbi Mordechai Liebling reflects on faith, progress, and justice.
Rabbi Deborah Waxman shares her vision for the Reconstructionist movement upon the occasion of her inauguration.
Reflecting on his own coming out, Rabbi Jacob Staub examines the varieties of tolerance, inclusion, and being considered “normal.”
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