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Book Club: Second Session

In our second session with author Abigail Pogrebin, we talked about “embracing the other” in our holiday celebrations and reinterpreting the Hannukah story to embrace this idea.

Newsletter Archive

Archives of email newsletters (Reconstructionism Today, Journeys, and Leadership Brief)

An Instrument for All Seasons, by Ritualwell

With this tambourine, we salute Women of the Wall for their struggle for equality and peace at this sacred site.

God as Rock

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12 One-Line Prayers from Pittsburgh Jews

People wrote their prayers on 3×5 index cards.

In Memoriam

On the eve of Thanksgiving, we feel grateful for one of the most extraordinary things about the Reconstructionist movement — the caliber of people who are attracted to it. We are lucky that so many of these extraordinary people step up into leadership, on our behalf and in the wider world. Over the last several months, we have lost several national leaders, and we write now to share some reflections on these folks who offered the best of themselves to us and on our behalf.

Forces of Nature

Tara Saltzman, director of lifelong learning at Congregation Beth Evergreen in Denver, reflects on the ups and downs her congregation has experienced on the road to becoming more environmentally friendly.

The First-Ever Reconstructionist Beit Din in Europe

Rabbi Maurice Harris shares the moving story of welcoming new Jews through conversion —on a Reconstructionist beit din in the Netherlands. 

The Aviv Revolving Loan Fund Helps Synagogues and Havurot Spring Into Growth

The Aviv Revolving Loan Fund is one way that Reconstructing Judaism is marshaling its resources to strengthen affiliated communities and foster innovation.