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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.

Presents of Presence

Happiness. We all want and seek it and yet this elusive emotion is so difficult to attain—and even more difficult to sustain. 

Guided Meditation for Tashlikh

Takes listeners through the Jewish year and explores their feelings at each season

Dark Days

At this time of year, I like to be outside while the sun sets. When the days are short, there is something especially lovely about witnessing light fade.

Nes Gadol Haya Sham: A Great Miracle Happened There

A reading for a baby naming on Hanukkah

Memorial Service for Our Babies and a Reawakening of Hope

A mourning ceremony for twins who died before birth

Thanksgiving Supplement to Birkat Hamazon

To be inserted at the same point as one would add for Hanukkah or Purim

Eco-Theology in the Biblical Tradition

Consciousness of the fruitfulness of Earth was the major way of celebration in biblical times.

Tevet: A Liberation in Knowing

"Jacob teaches, / We weave / And reweave, / The narratives / Of our lives"

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