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Rabbi Deborah Waxman in Haaretz: On Rosh Hashanah, We Must Decide Which post-October 7 Jewish Story to Write in the Book of Life

September 29, 2025

In this op-ed for Haaretz, one of Israel’s leading newspapers, Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D. reflects on the High Holy Days, October 7 and the challenges of balancing care for our own community with compassion for others. She asks: “Can we choose a path that will lead us, individually and collectively, toward our own well-being and the well-being of others not within our own tribe, to the preservation and even flourishing of the planet?”

Ritualwell Launches Jewish Writers’ Circles Across the World

September 9, 2025

To respond to the strains Jewish writers are experiencing, Ritualwell is launching a new initiative, Jewish Writers’ Circles. Starting this fall in multiple cities across North America and Europe, as many as twenty Jewish Writers’ Circles will meet monthly, with Ritualwell providing session guides and coaching support. These circles will nurture Jewish literary community, strengthen participants’ writing, and enrich their lives with Jewish wisdom.

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Jeremy Hanson Willis Leads Reconstructing Judaism’s Strategic Advancement

June 24, 2025

Jeremy Hanson Willis shares how his life, values, and vision shape his new leadership role at Reconstructing Judaism. He speaks about racial justice, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and building a vibrant Jewish future rooted in equity and belonging.

Statement on Attack at the Capitol Jewish Museum

May 22, 2025

We mourn the murders of Israeli Embassy staff members Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky outside Washington’s DC Capitol Jewish Museum. This heinous act should shake all of us to the core. An assassination on American soil outside a Jewish communal event is an act of base antisemitism that is irredeemably

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Ahavat Hinam: Creating Covenantal Community

May 20, 2025

Originally published on The Times of Israel. How do we encourage a sense of belonging, of being part of a tribe, without descending into tribalism? How do we foster community life that is oriented inward and at the same time open to the wider world? How do we bridge differences

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A Prayer in this Time of Crisis

October 1, 2024

On hearing the news of Iran’s attack on Israel as we approach Erev Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Maurice Harris wrote the following prayer.

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Reconstructing Judaism mourns with the families of the hostages murdered this week

September 3, 2024

Reconstructing Judaism mourns with the families of the hostages murdered this week: Hersh Goldberg-Polin z”l, Carmel Gat z”l, Ori Danino z”l, Eden Yerushalmi z”l, Alex Lobanov z”l, and Almog Sarusi z”l.

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Course Spotlight: Rabbis in Social Movements

December 6, 2023

When Rabbi Alex Weissman applied to rabbinical school in 2011, he estimates that there were just a handful of rabbis working at social-justice organizations. Fast-forward a dozen years and that number now exceeds several dozen — too many for Weissman to name. Why the dramatic shift? Many advocacy organizations now

Joint Statement by National Organizations and Farm Bill Stakeholder Groups in Support of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

March 20, 2023

Reconstructing Judaism joins nearly 225 national organizations and farm bill stakeholders on this important SNAP Statement of Support.

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Rabbi Deborah Waxman in Haaretz: On Rosh Hashanah, We Must Decide Which post-October 7 Jewish Story to Write in the Book of Life

Ritualwell Launches Jewish Writers’ Circles Across the World

Jeremy Hanson Willis Leads Reconstructing Judaism’s Strategic Advancement

Statement on Attack at the Capitol Jewish Museum

Ahavat Hinam: Creating Covenantal Community

A Prayer in this Time of Crisis

Reconstructing Judaism mourns with the families of the hostages murdered this week

Course Spotlight: Rabbis in Social Movements

Joint Statement by National Organizations and Farm Bill Stakeholder Groups in Support of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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