Reconstructing Judaism

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#StandUpToJewishHate

Reconstructing Judaism has joined #StandUpToJewishHate, a new national campaign designed to raise awareness of antisemitism and hate targeting. The campaign also aims to empower all people, especially non-Jews, to stand up against it when it impacts their communities.

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Passover Message 2023/5783 from Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D.

As Passover approaches, I’ve been thinking about the reasons why I’m a religious Jew, sparked significantly by a recent Reconstructionist pilgrimage to civil rights sites in the south. I’m wrestling with how to incorporate this powerful, painful and staggering experience into our celebration of freedom, in a way that respects the experiences of Black people—and Black Jews.

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A Pilgrimage and a Reckoning

Mark Pinsky prepared this d’var Torah for the Reconstructing Judaism Board’s Executive Committee Meeting, March 9, 2023. The Reflection Space at the Legacy Museum is

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Got Kubbah? Add this Iraqi dish to your Passover Menu

During Passover, in my family’s Iraqi kitchen, we always make kubbah. For us, like in other middle eastern kitchens, Kubbah is a big deal. Its not just a food, it’s an artform,  and it’s eaten year-round, cooked, or fried, with different fillings and wrappings, seasonings and textures.

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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

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