Just For A Time Like This
On January 29, 2017, Reconstructionist rabbis and thinkers gathered for a day of learning and study on “Moving Forward in Changing Times.” The gathering offered a range of Jewish approaches to finding spiritual strength as an activist, how to have difficult conversations with those with opposing viewpoints and how to stay sane and grounded in what feels like an avalanche of political change.
Posted on February 1, 2017 by
Bryan Schwartzman
Politics From The Pulpit: Speaking Publicly About Repairing The World Together
Reconstructionist Judaism takes seriously our obligation to act together to address injustice and suffering. To do so, Rabbi Elliot Tepperman argues, our congregations need to be places where we can safely engage in political and ethical agitation and disagreement, while avoiding mere irritation.
Posted on January 26, 2017 by
Rabbi
Elliott Tepperman
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
For The Sake Of The World
Rabbi Toba Spitzer grapples wtih the traditional notion of Jewish chosenness, arguing that our Torah is integral to the maintenance and perfection of this world—even as we acknowledge that other people’s teachings, other people’s truths, are also a path to redemption. It matters that Judaism survives—not just for our own sake, but because it’s good for the world, and because we have unique work to do.
Posted on November 29, 2016 by
Rabbi
Toba Spitzer
How to Build Just and Holy Congregations
Tepperman encourages sustained congregational dialogue and action around social, environmental and political justice.
Posted on May 12, 2016 by
Rabbi
Elliott Tepperman
Where Prayer Meets Justice
To Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T’ruah, rich vibrant Judaism demands breaking down the boundaries between prayer and justice.
Posted on May 5, 2016 by
Rabbi
Jill Jacobs
Waiting for the Messiah
What is the place of the Messiah in Reconstructionist Judaism? Rabbi Jacob Staub reflects.
Posted on January 10, 2014 by
Rabbi
Jacob Staub
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