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Reconstructionist congregations partner across the miles - Rabbi Nitkin-Kaner ('16) and Rabbi Weissman ('17)

Little did these two rabbinical students imagine that within a decade they would bring together their Reconstructionist congregations — one located in Ann Arbor and one in Attleboro, Massachusetts — for joint worship services and holiday celebrations on a platform called Zoom.

A Body Positive Ritual

"We are each created in the image of sacred divinity and worthy of honor"

Safety Box

"My ancestors speak to me there in that small, windowless room"

Processing the RRC Faculty Study Tour to Israel and Palestine

Returning from a week of learning and conversation as part of the RRC Faculty Study Tour, Rabbi Alex Weissman reflects and processes his time in Israel and Palestine.

Omer Day 39: Endurance of Commitment

A teaching on establishing good habits inspired by the Mussar Movement

Halleluyah

Through practicing gratitude and recognizing the complexities of privilege, we are better suited to pursue the work of changing the world.

Supporting Integrity: Pastoral Care for Conversion and Transition

Our responsibility is to assert as legitimate the religious identity of those converting to Judaism and those who transition to a different gender identity. We can learn from our support of each of these groups about how to support the other.

We Must Pray And We Must Do: A Prayer While Lighting Candles

A prayer and call to action while lighting candles

Union Haggadah (Revised 1923): A Found Poem

The text is taken completely from the source, but arranged as a found poem.

The Reconstructionist Network

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

The Reconstructionist Network