Hesped for Howard Blitman
Hesped (Eulogy) for Howard Blitman, delivered on January 4, 2021 by Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D.
Posted on January 4, 2021 by
Rabbi
Deborah Waxman
Ph.D.
In 2020, Reconstructionist Communities Prove More Vital (and Adaptive) Than Ever
2020 has been a year defined by pandemic, economic collapse, protests for racial justice, political disarray and, in the case of much of the West Coast, catastrophic fires. Yet Jewish life went on, proving to be both adaptable and vital. Reconstructionist congregations have adapted, based on millennia of precedents and an unceasing commitment to community.
Posted on October 29, 2020 by
Bryan Schwartzman
Tribute to Howard Blitman
Howard N. Blitman, a long-serving member of Reconstructing Judaism’s Board of Governors, was presented with the organization’s Presidential Recognition Award.
Posted on October 12, 2020 by
Bryan Schwartzman
2020 Annual Report
In unprecedented times, Reconstructing Judaism stepped up to provide Jewish connections to meaning and community that so many people found they needed.
Posted on June 8, 2020 by
Rabbi
Deborah Waxman
Ph.D.
President's Report 2020
Judaism teaches that seven years is a full cycle, and the current status of Reconstructing Judaism bears this out. Over the last seven years since the merger, and in the six years of my presidency, we have been transformed and are acting more and more every day as an integrated organization whose staff members work collaboratively towards shared goals.
Posted on January 27, 2020 by
Rabbi
Deborah Waxman
Ph.D.
Provide for Yourself a Rabbi
If we are serious about building Jewish community, what could be more important than educating, nurturing and supporting Jewish leaders — rabbis — who will partner with us, teach us, learn with us, and both ground us in our tradition and inspire us to reach for new meaning?
Posted on November 21, 2019 by
Seth Rosen