Joint Letter Urging Vote on Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act
September 28, 2016
Joint letter from Jewish organizations and rabbis urging action to protect Syrian civilians
Joint letter from Jewish organizations and rabbis urging action to protect Syrian civilians
Camp JRF, the Reconstructionist summer camp located in northeast Pennsylvania, has announced plans to open a film and arts-based specialty camp in Southern California. The Foundation for Jewish Camp, as part of its Specialty Camps Incubator, is awarding up to $1.4 million over four years to Camp JRF in order to open a Jewish specialty camp in the Los Angeles area.
In this video, Rabbi Deborah Waxman offers a High Holiday message of hope in spite of the problems confronting the world and the personal travails we all face.
The leadership of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College/Jewish Reconstructionist Communities and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association extend our heartfelt condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the frightening acts of violence that have shaken several of our cities this weekend
This is the PDF version of the 2016-2017 catalog for the Reconstructionist Learning Networks.
In a piece for eJewishphilanthropy.com, Rabbi Isaac Saposnik and Rabbi Jacob Lieberman liken the maintaining of an inclusive and safe camp environment to a balance beam routine: Sometimes things don’t go as planned, but you get back on the beam and move forward.
The month of Elul, which immediately precedes the Yamim Nora’im,  is a time of preparation and introspection with many associated practices.Â
A Jewish understanding of sin, repentance, and forgiveness
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are for many the most solemn and significant days on the Jewish calendar, the days when many more Jews gather for prayer than at any other time of the year. The Hebrew name given to these holidays is Yamim Nora’im, the Days of Awe.
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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis
