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God Is the Space Between Us

God is the space between the one who needs and the one who is needed.

Judaism on Our Own Terms: Radical Inclusivity on College Campuses

Jews on college campuses across the continent are forming independent groups they call Judaism on Our Own Terms. The impetus is often constraints by institutions about what topics can be discussed and who counts as a Jew.

Maintaining Equanimity in a Turbulent World

Equanimity is not resignation or apathy.

The Constant Mask: Purim in a Winterless World

How do we giddily celebrate the world gone mad in Shushan when our weather foretells our world gone mad?

Reimagining Candle Lighting in a Time of Climate Crisis

An alternative ritual for not lighting Shabbat candles

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.

Rucksack

"They’ll find simkha / coiled like a spring, / waiting to burst / into something beautiful..." 

Halleluyah

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

Redefining Jewish Ritual for the Deceased

Rabbi Marina Yergin shares a new ritual for mourning.

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