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The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association and Reconstructing Judaism affirm their strong commitment to reproductive justice and abortion rights in light of leaked SCOTUS draft.

May 3, 2022

The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association and Reconstructing Judaism are deeply dismayed to learn of the leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court indicating that Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision guaranteeing the right to an abortion, will be overturned imminently. Although this majority opinion has been leaked in draft form, we

A mid-Passover message during a time of pain in Israel and Palestine

April 20, 2022

Three sacred seasons are overlapping – Passover, Ramadan, and Easter – days of holiness that celebrate liberation, humility, compassion, and rebirth. We dearly wish that we could be marking this confluence of holy days with celebrations of steady and courageous steps forward towards peace, justice, and co-existence in Israel and Palestine.

Or Zarua a Spiritual Home for Boomers

April 20, 2022

Or Zarua, a suburban-Philadelphia community serving baby boomers, was started with funding from Reconstructing Judaism’s Auerbach Entrepreneurial Grant Program.

Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Israel

April 8, 2022

Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association are horrified and saddened by yesterday’s terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, and by the recent attacks against Israelis in Beersheva, B’nei Brak, and Hadera.

How one trailblazing rabbi is fighting racism in the Reconstructionist movement

April 7, 2022

This article originally appeared in the Forward. Sign up here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox.

The Reconstructionist Movement Comes Together in New Hinei Mah Tov Video

April 7, 2022

As part of our recent convention, B’yachad: Reconstructing Judaism Together, we shared this video of a new setting for Hinei Mah Tov by RRC student Solomon Hoffman. It features over 150 Reconstructionists representing 40 of our communities from across North America and beyond. The participants reflect the spectrum of our movement—lay leaders, Rabbis, Cantors, students, teachers, children, elders, musicians, singers, dancers, artists—all sharing in this collective project.

B’Yachad: Reconstructing Judaism Together: ‘A Taste of the World We Hope to Build’

April 7, 2022

Koach Baruch Frazier began with a blessing.

“Elohai neshamah shenatata bi tehorah hi”, chanted Frazier: “My God, the soul that you have placed within me is pure.”

Reconstructing Judaism Joins More than 375 Interfaith Groups Urging Biden to Expedite Refugee Efforts

March 22, 2022

Following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s March 16 speech to Congress, more than 375 Jewish and other faith-based groups and organizations urged President Joe Biden to take immediate steps to welcome refugees from Ukraine. Jewish Federations of North America spearheaded the letter, sent March 18.

Reconstructing Gatherings for a Hybrid World

March 18, 2022

In this piece, which originally appeared in The Times of Israel, Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., outlines the goals and hopes of B’Yachad: Reconstructing Judaism Together, the movement convention.

The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association and Reconstructing Judaism affirm their strong commitment to reproductive justice and abortion rights in light of leaked SCOTUS draft.

A mid-Passover message during a time of pain in Israel and Palestine

Or Zarua a Spiritual Home for Boomers

Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Israel

How one trailblazing rabbi is fighting racism in the Reconstructionist movement

The Reconstructionist Movement Comes Together in New Hinei Mah Tov Video

B’Yachad: Reconstructing Judaism Together: ‘A Taste of the World We Hope to Build’

Reconstructing Judaism Joins More than 375 Interfaith Groups Urging Biden to Expedite Refugee Efforts

Reconstructing Gatherings for a Hybrid World

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