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Reconstructing Judaism & The RRA joins with over 150 Jewish organizations in letter against proposed cuts to SNAP and Medicaid

May 14, 2025

Reconstructing Judaism and The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association have joined together with over 150 other Jewish organizations in a letter to protech SNAP and Medicaid. Read the full letter below. As Congress moves towards cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from federal basic needs programs like SNAP and Medicaid, more than 150

Text: Reconstructing Judaism Joins Multifaith Coalition in Federal Lawsuit in Defense of Religious Freedom and Opposition to ICE.

Reconstructing Judaism Joins Multifaith Coalition in Federal Lawsuit in Defense of Religious Freedom and Opposition to ICE Policy

February 11, 2025

Today Reconstructing Judaism joined with a diverse group of Christian and Jewish denominations in filing a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that would generally prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) agents from entering our houses of worship to conduct enforcement actions.

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BBC Highlights Sharon Kleinbaum, Pioneering Reconstructionist Rabbi

December 4, 2024

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, RRC ‘90, was named to BBC’s list of the world’s 100 most influential women. The recently retired spiritual leader of New York’s LGBTQ-oriented synagogue, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST), was one of seven American women on the list.

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‘Race, Religion and American Jews’: A Wide-Ranging Project Reaches Beyond the Academy, Inviting Conversation

April 18, 2023

As a Black Jewish woman and mother of two biracial sons, Buffie Longmire-Avital has felt compelled to apply some of those same research methods to Jewish households. Yet she lacked the time, funding and support.

Ethnonationalism is a grave threat to democracy

November 3, 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.

Reconstructing Judaism Joins More than 375 Interfaith Groups Urging Biden to Expedite Refugee Efforts

March 22, 2022

Following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s March 16 speech to Congress, more than 375 Jewish and other faith-based groups and organizations urged President Joe Biden to take immediate steps to welcome refugees from Ukraine. Jewish Federations of North America spearheaded the letter, sent March 18.

Choosing Life: A Reconstructionist Response to Events in Colleyville, Texas.

January 16, 2022

Reconstructing Judaism offers prayers, and positive action steps, following an 11-hour hostage standoff at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.

We Must Work to Ensure that the January 6th Insurrection Will Not Disrupt American Democracy

January 8, 2021

We must act now in defense of democracy and in support of a vibrant, principled America that values all voices and that protects all minorities. We must insist that perpetrators of this insurrection — from those who instigated to those who acted — be held accountable. We must work to ensure that the Biden administration works with Congress to enact meaningful reforms in support of racial justice and voting rights, and to combat the white nationalist movement. American democracy is a great, unfolding experiment that requires attention and effort. Let us renew our commitment to the work of furthering it.

Counting Every Vote

November 9, 2020

Many American Jews considering voting to be a mitzvah, a commandment. It is essential that every vote is counted so that every voice is heard and so that our full-throated democracy can flourish.

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Reconstructing Judaism & The RRA joins with over 150 Jewish organizations in letter against proposed cuts to SNAP and Medicaid

Reconstructing Judaism Joins Multifaith Coalition in Federal Lawsuit in Defense of Religious Freedom and Opposition to ICE Policy

BBC Highlights Sharon Kleinbaum, Pioneering Reconstructionist Rabbi

‘Race, Religion and American Jews’: A Wide-Ranging Project Reaches Beyond the Academy, Inviting Conversation

Ethnonationalism is a grave threat to democracy

Reconstructing Judaism Joins More than 375 Interfaith Groups Urging Biden to Expedite Refugee Efforts

Choosing Life: A Reconstructionist Response to Events in Colleyville, Texas.

We Must Work to Ensure that the January 6th Insurrection Will Not Disrupt American Democracy

Counting Every Vote

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