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Affiliation Membership Application

This is the membership form that congregations and havurot can use to apply for membership in Reconstructing Judaism. Questions? Be in touch with Tresa Grauer, Vice President for Thriving Communities.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/congregational-application-affiliation

Posted on: 2017/01/23 - 3:55pm

Welcome Poster (letter)

Our Thriving Communities department, with help from our Communications and design staff, has created a mini-poster that expresses these progressive Jewish values in an overt message of welcoming. This is the letter-sized version. For more on the goals and suggested use of this poster, please see this posting.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/welcome-poster-letter-sized

Posted on: 2017/01/24 - 10:34am

Welcome Poster (11x17)

Our Thriving Communities department, with help from our Communications and design staff, has created a mini-poster that expresses these progressive Jewish values in an overt message of welcoming. This is the 11”x17” version. For more on the goals and suggested use of this poster, please see this posting.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/welcome-poster-11x17

Posted on: 2017/01/24 - 10:35am

Post About Welcome Poster

Dear friends across the Reconstructionist movement,

These are challenging and uncertain times. One of the things we’ve been hearing a lot from lay leaders and rabbis in many of our communities is the desire to reaffirm and strengthen our shared Jewish values of diversity, inclusion, respect, and welcoming. During the recent meeting of the Plenum, for example, some participants spoke about their congregations’ desire to stand up to bigotry and intimidation in light of the recent increase in acts of hate against various minority communities, including our own.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/new-materials-your-welcoming-community

Posted on: 2017/01/24 - 10:39am

1994 Report on Inclusion

This report, issued in 1994, was the work product of JRF's Task Force on Inclusion for People with Disabilities. What follows is the statement upon its release.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/1994-report-jrf-task-force-inclusion-people-disabilities

Posted on: 1994/07/01 - 12:00am

When the Call Comes, Will Your Congregation Be Ready?

“Do you have any resources about how to deal with guests, calls and emails from people who are interested in becoming a member or are curious about our congregation?”

It’s a smart question.

In an age when people avoid religious institutions, an email or phone call from a prospective member is an opportunity that synagogues cannot afford to lose. But, too often, congregations drop the ball.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/when-call-comes-will-your-congregation-be-ready

Posted on: 2017/04/19 - 10:23am

Making Our Synagogues Vessels of Tikkun Olam

Rabbi Mordechai Liebling is the former Torah of Money director at the Shefa Fund (now Bend the Arc). This article is adapted from a talk at the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Tikkun Olam Kallah March, 2003. It was originally printed in the Fall 2003 issue of The Reconstructionist.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/making-our-synagogues-vessels-tikkun-olam

Posted on: 2017/04/25 - 4:18pm