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  1. Joint Letter Supporting EACH Woman Act

    RRC/JRC was a signatory to a joint letter from 20 American Jewish organizations and communities supporting the EACH Woman Act to end bans on abortion coverage. 

    The letter reads, in part:

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/joint-letter-supporting-each-woman-act

    Posted on: 2015/10/22 - 12:00am

  2. Letter Opposing H.R. 4731

    RRC/JRC joined this letter signed by 234 organizations opposing H.R. 4731, the “Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016,” which would have dismantled the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/letter-opposing-hr-4731s-dismantling-refugee-program

    Posted on: 2016/03/15 - 12:00am

  3. Joint Letter: "SAFE" Deportation Act

    RRC and Jewish Reconstructionist Communities were among nearly 200 local and national organizations to sign this joint letter asking House Judiciary Committee members to oppose H.R. 2431 as a draconian measure that would criminalize undocumented immigrants and undermine due process protections. A full footnoted copy of the letter, with all signatories, is attached to this page. The main text of the letter is included below. 


    Dear Member of the Judiciary Committee:

     

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/joint-letter-opposing-h2431-safe-act

    Posted on: 2017/05/17 - 5:55pm

  4. Joint Statement on Israel Conversion Bill

    In response to a proposed measure by the Israeli government on conversions, the Jewish Religious Equality Coalition (which counts RRC/JRC and the RRA as members), issued a formal statement of opposition, found below. News coverage of the proposed law can be found at the New York Jewish Week: Bitter Response Here To Proposed Conversion Bill.

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/joint-statement-israel-conversion-bill

    Posted on: 2017/05/16 - 12:00am

  5. Bamidbar - Everyone Counts - Kligler DT

    Se’u et rosh kol adat B’nei Yisrael… / שְׂא֗וּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֙ כָּל־עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
    Take a head-count of the entire community of the Children of Israel… (B’midbar 1:2)

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/everyone-counts

    Posted on: 2017/05/18 - 11:07am

  6. Recon Radio (Heart Mind and Spirit) on Shavuot

    This archival episode of Heart, Mind, and Spirit discusses the holiday of Shavuot. The discussion with Rabbis Linda Potemkin and Shai Gluskin was hosted by Rabbi Shawn Zevit

    Note: We apologize that this program is currently inaccessible to those with hearing impairment. We hope to provide transcripts at a future date of audio materials from our back catalog.

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/spoken-audio/shavuot-audio-program

    Posted on: 2017/05/24 - 12:29pm

  7. Shavuot DT SCR

    Revelation is a tricky thing. For Moses it took place at age 80 while standing in front of a burning bush. For Abraham it was in Haran at age 75 when he heard the voice of God telling him to take a different path from his ancestors and become a blessing to all the families of the world. 

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/revelation-gift

    Posted on: 2017/05/26 - 11:56am

  8. Ruth and Lovingkindess Teaching Session Gedzelman

    As we look forward to reading the Book of Ruth on the holiday of Shavuot, Rabbi David Gedzelman explores the text with an eye towards literary elements which speak of how the Hebrew Bible pushes forward structures of covenantal openness, societal protection and compassion towards the other built on and transcending the requirements of the Law. 

    The handout for the study session is available here:

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/spoken-audio/book-ruth-torah-lovingkindness-face-death

    Posted on: 2017/05/26 - 2:05pm

  9. Are We There Yet DT Behaalotcha Kligler

     

     שוַיְהִ֤י הָעָם֙ כְּמִתְאֹ֣נְנִ֔ים רַ֖ע בְּאָזְנֵ֣י ה׳

    Va’yehi ha’am k’mit’onenim ra b’oznei YHVH.

    The people took to complaining bitterly before YHVH (Bamidbar 11:1)

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/are-we-there-yet

    Posted on: 2017/06/02 - 9:09am

  10. Healing the Crushed Spirit - Shlakh Lekha DT Kligler

    וַנְּהִ֤י בְעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔ים וְכֵ֥ן הָיִ֖ינוּ בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃

    Va’nehi b’eineinu kachagavim, v’chen hayinu b’eineihem

    We looked like grasshoppers to ourselves, so we certainly must have looked that way to them. (Bamidbar 13:33)

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/healing-crushed-spirit

    Posted on: 2017/06/09 - 10:42am

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