Session 1: The Need for Progressive Jewish Communities to Reconstruct Themselves in This Era
May 10, 2019
Rabbi Sid Schwarz introducing Reconstructing Jewish Communities panel
Rabbi Sid Schwarz is a 1980 graduate of RRC. He is a senior fellow at Clal: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership and the director of the Clergy Leadership Incubator (CLI), a two year fellowship for rabbis on visionary leadership and change management. He also directs the Rene Cassin Fellowship Program, an international human rights program for Jewish young adults with hubs in New York, London and Jerusalem. He received a Covenant Award for his pioneering work in the field of Jewish education. His most recent book is Jewish Megatrends: Charting the Course of the American Jewish Community.
Rabbi Sid Schwarz introducing Reconstructing Jewish Communities panel
How do we address life’s tough questions from the Reconstructionst framework of a non-supernatural God?
Rabbi Sid Schwarz describes a lifetime of building new Jewish organizations that meet the Jewish community’s ever-changing needs.
During a time of communal controvery over Israel conversations, Rabbi Sid Schwarz issues a clarion call for open debate and free expression.
Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement
Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis
Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues
Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives
