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November 26, 2024
Rabbi Sandra Lawson discusses Thanksgiving from a Reconstructionist and contemporary perspective.
Rabbi Sandra Lawson discusses Thanksgiving from a Reconstructionist and contemporary perspective.
In a conversation with Reconstructing Judaism, Justin Smolen Rosen shares his Jewish journey and how the Thriving Communities team is serving Reconstructionist communities.
In honor of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, Rabbi Sandra Lawson spotlights the Jewish teaching that we are all created in the image of God. Our actions, she writes, must reflect this principle.
Rabbi Jonathan Kligler’s commentary on one of the most well-known portions of the Torah — God’s call to Abram to leave his home behind — reminds us that each day presents a chance to grow in awareness and love.
Rabbi and scribe Rec Richman writes that Simchat Torah is a celebration of our tradition’s endless invitation to keep imagining.
Rabbi Steven Burnstein discusses Kibbutz Gezer’s plans for Simchat Torah and how he can’t imagine a joyous holiday.
Elsie Stern, Ph.D., unpacks what she describes as the downright strangeness of Torah’s conclusion and beginning, in that order.
Jodi Rosenfeld’s poem evokes Sukkot’s sensory experience and also serves as a “dare to be happy.”
Rabbi Lilly Solochek shares how, after the introspection of the High Holidays, Sukkot offers a chance to focus attention outwardly.
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