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This is the membership form that congregations and havurot can use to apply for membership in Reconstructing Judaism. Questions? Be in touch with Tresa Grauer, Vice President for Thriving Communities.
“We are all Dor Hadash.”
Audience questions and answers at Reconstructing Jewish Communities panel
Rabbi Shira Stutman on Reconstructing Jewish Communities panel
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld on Reconstructing Jewish Communities panel
Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann on Reconstructing Jewish Communities panel
Rabbi Sid Schwarz introducing Reconstructing Jewish Communities panel
Seth Rosen reflects on the successes of our 2018 convention and shares plans to build on it to strengthen our communities and movement.
A Camp Havaya alum reflects on the ways that her camp experience shaped her for the better.
The Joint Israel Commission gathered in person at the Reconstructing Judaism convention. Rabbi Maurice Harris reports on their activities and next steps.
In 5778, the hashtags #TimesUp #MeToo #GamAni sparked a broad communal conversation about abuses of power on the part of individuals and institutions, within and beyond the Jewish community. The year brought revelations of misconduct among celebrities and government officials, and in Jewish schools, organizations, and synagogues. Now, powerful people who abuse their power are being held accountable, and this is a development that is welcome and long overdue. That doesn’t mean it is easy.
A history of the beginnings of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
The musical services at Congregation Bet Haverim are a phenomenon. This November, a contingent of more than 30 members of Bet Haverim’s chorus and band will be featured at the Reconstructing Judaism 2018 Convention in Philadelphia.
As we continue to develop new ways to build community across time and distance, we must also continue to find ways to “be there” for one another.
The RRA recently became a partner of the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC). In the last two weeks the PPC has coordinated rallies and acts of civil disobedience in over 30 state capitals, including the participation of over 15 RRA members.
Belonging connects us to something larger than our own individual experience. I belong to the Jewish people because claiming this connection enters me into a millennia-old conversation and joins me into community both vertical—all those who came before me and all those who follow—and horizontal—the Jews of today, in all our diversity.
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