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Why Belong?

Why belong to the Jewish people? Why belong to a synagogue? Why belong to the Reconstructionist movement? These are some of the most important questions that I am asked and that I, along with all of us at Reconstructing Judaism, strive to answer powerfully and convincingly.

Does The Torah Require Us To Publicize Names Of Sexual Abusers?

What does Judaism teach us about how to respond to accusations of harassment or assault?

Divine Justice: A Jewish Perspective

Video of Chautauqua Institution talk on Jewish views of Divine Justice (July 19, 2019)

Where is God in This?

Rabbi Jacob Staub brings Hasidic thought to bear on a contemporary spiritual question.

Asking for Help

How do you ask for help from a non-supernatural God? Rabbi Jacob Staub explores.

B’Yachad: Reconstructing Judaism Together: ‘A Taste of the World We Hope to Build’

Koach Baruch Frazier began with a blessing.  "Elohai neshamah shenatata bi tehorah hi", chanted Frazier: “My God, the soul that you have placed within me is pure.”

Waiting for the Messiah

What is the place of the Messiah in Reconstructionist Judaism? Rabbi Jacob Staub reflects. 

Center for Jewish Ethics Awards Whizin Prize to Essay Focusing on Role of Women in Modern Orthodoxy

The Center for Jewish Ethics, affiliated with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, has awarded the 2021 Whizin Prize — an essay contest to encourage innovative thinking on contemporary Jewish ethics — to Miriam Attia, a doctoral student in religious ethics at the University of Chicago Divinity School.

Principles for a Full Year of Love and Caring

The calendar says the school year should end. However, many Jewish educators, witnessing the effects of the pandemic on their students, and now civic unrest, are challenging the calendar’s norms. Instead of closing down the year, they are asking, “How might we continue to engage our students through the summer?”

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