November 4, 2022 — The Hebrew word for “voice” is kol. Powerfully, it is also the word for “vote.” This election season, we must all raise our voices as loudly as we possibly can to defend democracy and vote for candidates who do so.

October 19, 2022 — On Shabbat Sukkot, Rabbi Deborah Waxman, president and CEO of Reconstructing Judaism, spoke at Philadelphia’s Mishkan Shalom. The talk focused on how Jewish practices and rituals cultivate resilience within individuals and communities — sustaining the Jewish people through the centuries and millennia. S

May 18, 2022 — Rabbi Jacob Staub reflects on the difference between welcoming others and seeing through their eyes.

May 18, 2022 — This compilation of quotes from various text sources conveys Jewish values regarding people with special needs.

January 25, 2021 — Cultivating gratitude for the good which is not yet

May 18, 2022 — Further resources on embracing the stranger within.

August 19, 2020 — Unable to hear the shofar this year in person, Aviva took matters into her own hands

May 18, 2022 — Reconstructionist Jews believe that the Jewish people created the Torah and the Torah, in turn, has created and recreated the Jewish people throughout history. Shavuot, the festival of giving and receiving the Torah, should be central to our communal life. 

March 17, 2021 — The journey from Mitzrayaim to Merkhav