Reconstructionists Featured at Society for Jewish Ethics Conference
The Reconstructionist movement is being well represented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Society of Jewish Ethics, taking place Jan. 6-9 over Zoom. In fact, in terms of the number of presenters —at least three — the movement will have a greater presence at this year’s virtual gathering than at any time since the first conference was held in 2003.
Posted on January 4, 2022 by
Bryan Schwartzman
God in Metaphor: A Guide for the Perplexed
Rabbi Toba Spitzer explores the obstacles to prayer posed by stale language about God, and suggests new language that may ease our way in finding connection.
Posted on November 17, 2016 by
Rabbi
Toba Spitzer
New Online Community for Jewish Poets and Liturgists Aims to Produce “Ripple” Effect
For 20 years, Ritualwell has served as a pioneering resource for original Jewish liturgy and rituals, along the way nurturing an informal network of liturgists, poets and ritual innovators. Now, it has launched ADVOT @ Ritualwell, a formal online community offering unprecedented support and empowerment to writers who are imagining new ways to mark life’s most salient moments in a Jewish context.
Posted on October 12, 2021 by
Bryan Schwartzman
The "Next Normal" and Our Movement
The last sixteen months of the pandemic have highlighted the necessity of community as something both poignant and urgent. With many of us physically removed from our “normal” sites of gathering (i.e., workplaces, schools, cultural venues, “third spaces,” places of worship), we’ve learned to cultivate relationships online, to use digital tools to create new places of meeting and connection, and to experiment with alternative and even more accessible forms of engagement. Despite the very real challenges of long-term isolation and Zoom fatigue, we’ve found new ways to experience community, to address pragmatic needs, and to fill our souls.
Posted on October 7, 2021 by
Tresa Grauer
Ph.D.
America's First Bat Mitzvah and its Legacy for American Jewish Life
The first American bat mitzvah took place nearly a century ago, but its effects reverberate to this day. This podcast episode explores how the bat mitzvah helped pave the way for greater inclusion of women in public Jewish ritual and practice and laid the groundwork for further steps toward inclusion.
Posted on May 27, 2021 by
Bryan Schwartzman
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
Divine Justice: A Jewish Perspective
Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D. spoke at the Chautaqua Insitution about divine justice, about good and evil and about God’s presence, plans, and love in the face of what seems to be unearned suffering.
Posted on November 6, 2019 by
Rabbi
Deborah Waxman
Ph.D.
What Does a Thriving Synagogue Look Like?
Synagogues are a means, not an end in themselves. But thriving synagogues contribute to Judaism’s goal: to create healthy individuals, thriving communities, flourishing Jewish life, interconnected human life and a sustainable planet.
Posted on April 2, 2019 by
Rabbi
Deborah Waxman
Ph.D.
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