News and Blogs
Below, you’ll find a list of all news and blog posts on the site in reverse chronological order.
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Eighty-six Jewish activists, including six Reconstructionist rabbis, were arrested in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17 in a bold act of civil disobedience in solidarity with more than 800,000 Dreamers.
We strongly condemn the recent public remarks made by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, which contribute to undermining prospects for a viable peace process.
Ross Berkowitz discusses designing Jewish engagement experiences for Millennials.
Statement expressing disappointment in Israeli government’s viewpoint-based blacklist on entry into Israel
Reflections on the state of Reconstructionist Judaism as 2018 begins.
Rabbi Howard Cohen, who serves both as a rabbi and a volunteer firefighter, describes how his overlapping spheres provide richness and balance.
Reflections on the recent Jewish Social Justice roundtable meeting on racial justice and equity.
Reconstructionist leaders call for institutional reform and lasting change in the wake of the #metoo campaign.
Statement on President Trump’s decision to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Board chair Seth Rosen lays out his plans for the development of the Reconstructionist movement.
At Camp Havaya Arts, opening this summer in Redlands, California, campers will be nurtured as they explore for themselves what it means to live a Jewish life through the prism of the arts.
Synagogues engage one-third of the United States’ Jewish population. What role might they take to serve the spiritual, communal and religious needs of the other two-thirds (the majority) who don’t choose synagogue membership as an expression of their Judaism? Cyd Weissberg explores.
We stand in solidarity with the leaders of the Reform movement who were confronted with force by police and Western Wall security personnel as they attempted to carry Torah scrolls to the site.
How do startup leaders break through the barrage of urgent tasks to reflect and plan? We speak with Avi Deutsch, co-founder and CEO of LAVAN, to learn his secrets.
In a new documentary, “The Chosen People? A Film about Jewish Identity,” filmmaker Josh Gippin explores the concept of “chosenness” as it has evolved from biblical to contemporary times. The film prominently features Reconstructionist Judaism and its rejection of the idea of Jews as God’s chosen people— but also includes perspectives that embrace it.
Last week, amidst the tragic loss of life and widespread devastation from the ongoing wildfires in Northern California, we learned the heartbreaking news that much of URJ Camp Newman was destroyed by the fires. Together with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College/Jewish Reconstructionist Communities and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, all of us at Camp Havaya and Havaya Arts send our love and support as the community now works to rebuild.
Reconstructing Judaism awarded its Auerbach Innovation Launch Grant to Rabbi Shelly Barnathan, ’15. The yearlong $20,000 grant will help to fund Or Zarua, a “co-constructed” spiritual community in suburban Philadelphia that aims to meet the needs of baby-boomers and empty-nesters.
Rabbi David Teutsch urges support for foreign aid in the upcoming federal budget.
Response to the violent shooting in Las Vegas that so far has ended 58 human lives and injured hundreds more.
Cyd Weissman interviews Avi Rubel, a successful social entrepreneur, about taking risks when launching a new venture.
