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Jews and White Privilege

This piece by Rabbis Jessica Rosenberg and Mackenzie (Max) Reynolds provides a brief overview of American Jewish history, antisemitism in the 21st century and big questions for challenging assumptions about Jews, whiteness and privilege in the United States.

Purim & Pesakh: A Purim Drash

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Holding the Pain and the Love

Our love of Israel can help us to look squarely at the hard truths of Israel’s history and the darkness of today’s realities.

Handling Subjectivity With More Care: There Is Right and Wrong

The integrity of any community depends on honesty in business and all interpersonal transactions, teaches the book of Deuteronomy. Fraudulence is an abomination.

The Snuggle for Survival

As individuals and families, as communities and nations, we can best survive with one another and not against each other.

Lovingkindness in a Time of War

Offering lovingkindness to oneself and others in times of intense pain.

Kaplan, Chosenness & Us

Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan’s arguments against chosenness still ring true.

Will You Sweep Away the Innocent?

We, like Abraham, must be concerned with justice and with the innocent.

The Torah Case for Reparations: A Jewish View

The biblical narrative of the Exodus from slavery understands the reparations taken by the Israelites to be an essential part of the redemption from servitude.

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