Israeli forces detained approximately 90 Israeli and international volunteers, among them rabbis and New York congressional nominee Brad Lander, as they accompanied Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest near Bethlehem. The volunteers have now been released. Members of the Progressive Israel Network released the following statement:
We are outraged that at least nine of our fellow Israeli and North American rabbis and dozens of others were detained while assisting a Palestinian family harvesting olives, and we call upon Israeli authorities to follow due process, immediately release all those detained, and protect Palestinians who peacefully work their land from harassment and violence.
Adventures in Jewish Studies, the podcast of the Association for Jewish Studies, recently devoted an episode to the Reconstructionist movement. Featuring insights from Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., Deborah Dash Moore, and Jenna Weissman Joselit, the episode explores questions that continue to shape Jewish life today: What do we inherit from
In a new op-ed for Religion News Service, Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., president emerita of Reconstructing Judaism, reflects on her 13 years leading the movement. Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D. Waxman was the first woman and first out lesbian to lead a Jewish congregational movement. Rabbi Waxman shares seven convictions she
Thriving Communities is excited to share a new online Guide to Fundraising for Reconstructionist Congregations, designed to support congregations in building sustainable fundraising strategies and engaging donors more effectively. Explore practical tools, ideas, and guidance created specifically for congregational leaders.
Elaine Leeder, president of the board at Ner Shalom, a Reconstructionist synagogue in Cotati, California, calls herself “a memorial candle” for the family she lost in the Holocaust. Her own story, “The Daymare,” traces a fear that took root when she was 11 — decades before she would learn that her
Reconstructing Judaism has joined a broad coalition of Jewish organizations in endorsing the Jewish American Security Act, bipartisan legislation introduced in May 2026 by U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK) to strengthen federal protections for Jewish communities across the country. The bill takes a comprehensive approach to
Longtime Reconstructionist Rabbi to Lead Movement Organization into Its Next Chapter [Wyncote, PA] — Reconstructing Judaism, the central organization of the Reconstructionist Jewish movement, today announced the selection of Rabbi Elliott Tepperman as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Rabbi Tepperman brings to the role a distinguished record of
Join us this Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM ET as we celebrate the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College’s Fifty-Fourth Graduation Ceremony via livestream. This year’s graduating class — Josie Boskoff, Alana Krivo-Kaufman, Noah Dor Lind, Léah Miller, and Maria Pulzetti — will be ordained alongside the presentation of honorary degrees
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