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Rabbi Kennebrae ('17) Featured: Gay and African-American rabbi wants to shatter stereotypes of what a Jew looks like

In her position as the newly installed rabbi of West End Synagogue, a Reconstructionist congregation on the Upper West Side, Kennebrae aims to challenge notions of what a Jew looks like.

Transgender Prayer

Praying for the courage to be me

Meeting the Unknown, Rabbinical Students Grow Spiritually, Help Others Through Clinical Pastoral Education

CPE is a formal, accredited method for training students of all faiths in the art of being a spiritual caregiver. These programs reflect the growing professionalization of the field and are usually offered in healthcare facilities. Chaplains, though, can serve in many settings, including retirement communities, hospices, campuses and prisons, as well in the military and with police and fire departments.

Jewish Wedding FAQs: When, Where, and Whom

When, under traditional Jewish law, you can get married and when you cannot, where to hold a wedding, and whom to invite

Lesbian Wedding

A couple's first-person account of the process of creating their wedding ceremony

Let Not Our Anger Blind Us: Jews and Palestinians in Israel

Our hearts must remain open and tender, crying along with God for all lives lost; we must remember that we are all created in God’s image.

Revisiting Rituals: Offering Non-Alcoholic Options

For a person who is an alcoholic or for a family that contains an alcoholic, little or no acknowledgement is given to the recognition that a glass of wine can often be toxic.

A Time to Speak Loudly. A Time for Silence.

Esther’s caution served her well in the end, when she was able to “come out” on her own terms.

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