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.
Responding to Today's Tragedy
All of us at Reconstructing Judaism are still processing the shock, grief and heartbreak of the shooting that took place in Pittsburgh at Tree of Life - Or L’Simcha Congregation, which is also the home of our Reconstructionist affiliate, Congregation Dor Hadash.
Posted on October 27, 2018 by
Rabbi
Deborah Waxman
Ph.D.
Tikkun Olam, Unpacked
What is tikkun olam? In this extended article, Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz digs deep into the sources, underpinnings, and implications of “world repair.”
Posted on December 1, 2016 by
Rabbi
Jeremy Schwartz
Twelve Years A Slave: A Passover Resource
This printable resource pairs selected quotes from Solomon Northup’s autobiographical memoir, “12 Years a Slave,” with quotes from the Exodus and other Jewish texts.
Posted on November 29, 2016 by
Rabbi
Maurice Harris
Light and Darkness
In this video, Rabbi Deborah Waxman offers a High Holiday message of hope in spite of the problems confronting the world and the personal travails we all face.
Posted on September 21, 2016 by
Rabbi
Deborah Waxman
Ph.D.
Voters Must Act Against Demagoguery
RRC President Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., was among the 18,000 people in the audience for Donald Trump’s March 21 speech to the AIPAC Policy Conference. Her response was published in The Philadelphia Inquirer under the title “Voters Must Act Against Demagoguery.”
Posted on April 24, 2016 by
Rabbi
Deborah Waxman
Ph.D.