https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyGY14vp4xs Karen Weber, a poet and performance artist, enacts and, at times, sings, two linked poems, “No Cakewalk” and “L’chaim” that mine the emotional depths,
Reconstructing Judaism’s Auerbach Launch Grants and Ignition Grants support rabbinical students and rabbis in reconstructing the Jewish landscape to be more inclusive and engaging. This
During a Ritualwell “Holding Each Other” virtual gathering, Rabbi Joshua Boettiger offers writing prompts that ask us to investigate the stories that different parts of our bodies may be telling us.
Several Reconstructionist Rabbinical College graduates and others affiliated with the movement are featured in “Rising Tides, Riding Voices: Songs for the Jewish Climate Movement.”
https://youtu.be/d27MaiCWODw During Ritualwell’s weekly “Holding Each Other” program, artist Betsy Teutsch recounts the process of illustrating the Reconstructionist prayerbook, sharing some light during a dark
Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association hosted the event “Holding on to Hope” on Wednesday, Jan. 3 featuring the work of three courageous and dedicated activists for co-existence and shared society in Israel and Palestine.
Go outside.Find a patch of grass, sand, dirt.Sit, kneel, place a hand or justA finger to the soft earth.Feel it pulse back. Open your palms
By the Department for Thriving Communities The Department for Thriving Communities is pleased to share this basic guide to improve safety in our congregations. The resources
Back in 2017, Rabbi Shelley Barnathan met with 100 prospective members individually over coffee to ask some central questions about what they wanted in a new Reconstructionist synagogue in Philadelphia’s western suburbs.
She had just completed rabbinical school after leaving a 32-year career as a language arts teacher. A child of Holocaust survivors, she wanted to realize a childhood dream that wasn’t accessible in her Modern Orthodox community.
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
