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In Sorrow and in Conviction: Reflections After Boulder

June 5, 2025

According to Mordecai Kaplan’s teachings, which have long resonated with me and so many others, to be Jewish in America is to live simultaneously in two rich civilizations, the Jewish and the American civilizations, both full of promise and character-shaping values. To be Jewish in America is to draw deeply from both of these civilizations in order to contribute meaningfully to both of them. As deeply as Kaplan believed this, living it out was often challenging in his day. Increasingly, it is challenging in our day as well.

Reconstructing Judaism and the RRA condemn the attack on Palestinians in Vermont

November 27, 2023

Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association unequivocally condemn the shooting of three Palestinian students in an alleged hate crime in Vermont over Thanksgiving weekend. We pray for the full recovery of all three students, Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ali Ahmad. Together, our organizations work to create a

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100+ Jewish groups sign onto open letter to Elon Musk on Twitter antisemitism

January 31, 2023

Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association have signed on to an open letter to Elon Musk alongside 100+ Jewish organizations denouncing antisemitism on Twitter. Numerous racists and bigots who had been banned from the social media platform have been reinstated since Musk took over.

A group of Jews of African descent gather in Selma, Ala. with activist Joanne Bland. They are in front of the Brown Chapel AME Church, an important organizing center.Rabbi Micah Weiss is the only white person in the picture and is wearing teffilin.

‘Deconstructing Racism to Reconstruct Judaism’: The Story of a ‘Life-Giving’ Pilgrimage to the South

December 15, 2022

The pilgrimage to the South for Jews of African descent who serve as leaders of the Reconstructionist movement was fully funded by Reconstructing Judaism. Participants were able to engage in healing work and visit sites imbued with trauma within a Jewish and Black context.

Jewish Rohingya Justice Network Statement on Genocide Prevention Day

December 9, 2022

Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association have signed on to Jewish Rohingya Justice Network’s Statement on Genocide Prevention Day.

Jewish Organizational Letter on U.S. Special Envoy

November 11, 2021

We, the undersigned 21 national Jewish organizations, including the four streams of American Judaism, write to urge you to swiftly fill the position of U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism by considering the current nominee. Filling this position is a high priority for our organizations and of utmost importance in fighting growing antisemitism and hate worldwide.

Responding to antisemitism by growing community, deepening commitments and building coalitions

October 28, 2021

In these polarized times, discourse over how best to confront antisemitism has often been visceral and sometimes taken on hyperbolic tones. At Reconstructing Judaism, we believe there are several steps toward a vigorous and constructive fight against rising antisemitism.

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In Sorrow and in Conviction: Reflections After Boulder

Reconstructing Judaism and the RRA condemn the attack on Palestinians in Vermont

100+ Jewish groups sign onto open letter to Elon Musk on Twitter antisemitism

‘Deconstructing Racism to Reconstruct Judaism’: The Story of a ‘Life-Giving’ Pilgrimage to the South

Jewish Rohingya Justice Network Statement on Genocide Prevention Day

Jewish Organizational Letter on U.S. Special Envoy

Responding to antisemitism by growing community, deepening commitments and building coalitions

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