From Despair to Action
Rabbi Deborah Waxman reflects on the ways in which Reconstructing Judaism is strengthening the ways in which we support and connect Jewish communities traumatized by the recent surge in antisemitic attacks.
Posted on June 4, 2019 by
Rabbi
Deborah Waxman
Ph.D.
Gathering Together
As we continue to develop new ways to build community across time and distance, we must also continue to find ways to “be there” for one another.
Posted on August 6, 2018 by
Seth Rosen
Drawing Comfort from Community
Belonging connects us to something larger than our own individual experience. I belong to the Jewish people because claiming this connection enters me into a millennia-old conversation and joins me into community both vertical—all those who came before me and all those who follow—and horizontal—the Jews of today, in all our diversity.
Posted on July 2, 2018 by
Rabbi
Deborah Waxman
Ph.D.
Reclaiming Judaism After Centuries Underground
The small Italian village of Serrastretta has a hidden past: among its population are many families of anusim, hidden Jews whose ancestors were forced to convert to Catholicism during the Inquisition. Now, many locals are exploring their roots, thanks to new Reconstructionist affiliate Sinagoga Ner Tamid del Sud.
Posted on June 14, 2018 by
Rabbi
Michael Fessler
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.
Posted on April 9, 2018 by
Rabbi
Deborah Waxman
Ph.D.
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Further resources on embracing the stranger within.
Posted on August 18, 2017 by
Further Resources
Educating Future Jews: Jewish-Americans or American Jews?
Should children receiving conflicting, non-Jewish, religious education be allowed to enroll in a synagogue school? This question is at core about the differences between how the individual is seen by the community, his status, and how the individual sees herself, her identity
Posted on March 29, 2017 by
Rabbi
Sarah Rubin
Exploration of God Beliefs: A Teen Program
This pilot program for Jewish teen education provides several activities for exploring and sharing beliefs about God.
Posted on November 30, 2016 by
Rabbi
Jeffrey Schein