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Letter Urging Israel to Halt Deportation of Asylum-Seekers
Reconstructionist leaders were among the early signatories of this letter organized by the New Israel Fund, HIAS, T’ruah and Right Now. The full letter with signatories can be found here.
The letter reads:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
We write as Jewish clergy from around the world to urge you to stop the deportations of asylum seekers from Sudan and Eritrea who have sought refuge in Israel.
Posted on: 2018/01/22 - 12:00am
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Amicus Brief in Support of Unions
Reconstructionist institutions joined an amicus curiae brief filed by Faith in Public life in the case of Janus vs. AFCME et al. The numerous religious organizations joining the brief did so under the “deep conviction that labor unions are indispensable to achieving social justice. Social justice for laborers has deep roots in scripture and tradition and the importance of unions has been acknowledged by organized religion since the nineteenth century.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/amicus-brief-supporting-unions
Posted on: 2018/01/19 - 12:00am
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Four Lessons We Learn from Purim DT Purim Tepperman
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DT Vaykhi Mackenzie Reynolds 2016
The following is adapted from a d’var Torah given by RRC student Mackenzie Reynolds in early 2017 at a gathering of congregational presidents and rabbis at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism, a Reconstructionist Synagogue in New York.
“If I have found grace in your sight, don’t bury me in Egypt,” Jacob asks of Joseph in this week’s parsha, Vay’khi. A midrash continues:
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/have-you-no-decency-midrash-and-centrality-love
Posted on: 2017/01/13 - 11:49am
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National Jewish Letter on DREAM Act
RRC/JRC signed onto a letter from the Jewish Council on Public Affairs, supporting the DREAM Act.
The full letter is attached as a pdf. It reads, in part:
We, the undersigned national Jewish agencies and organizations, are deeply concerned about the 800,000 undocumented immigrant youth who will soon be at risk of detention and deportation unless Congress acts swiftly to provide permanent protection. We urge you to pass a clean Dream Act (S. 1615/H.R. 3440) before January 19, 2018.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/national-jewish-letter-dream-act
Posted on: 2018/01/17 - 11:56am
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These Are The Names Shemot DT Micah B-K
The Book of Exodus, Shemot in Hebrew, begins with the listing of names. A recounting of “who is who” as a new era opens. While Genesis/Bereshit begins the Jewish journey following one family, as we begin Exodus, the narrative begins to be about a people emerging into being. This week’s portion continues some 375 years after the end of the Genesis text.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/these-are-names
Posted on: 2018/01/05 - 1:08pm
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Open Letter on Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act
RRC/Jewish Reconstructionist Communities joined a broad coalition of organizations from across the Jewish community — including leaders of major organizations and the Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative and Orthodox movements — in releasing a letter urging the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to advance the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2017 (S. 2060).
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/open-letter-burma-human-rights-and-freedom-act
Posted on: 2018/01/05 - 10:54am
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Moses' Double Mission - DT Va'era Eron
This week’s Torah portion, Va’era, is set in Egypt. Moses has already returned from his exile in Midian. He has had his first and unsuccessful encounter with Pharaoh, who, in response to Moses’ request to allow the Israelites the opportunity to worship God in the wilderness, has placed additional burdens on the already overworked Israelite slaves. In addition to Pharaoh’s scorn, Moses’ own people abuse him for the troubles they believe he has brought upon them. Soon after it has begun, Moses’ mission already seems to have come to an end.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/moses-double-mission
Posted on: 2018/01/05 - 11:07am
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Joseph The Favorite Son DT Miketz
Joseph, the dreamer and interpreter of dreams, is the son of a dreamer. It is no surprise that he is Jacob’s favorite son. Young Jacob dreamed of a stairway reaching to heaven, traveled by angels. In a dream-like state, Jacob wrestled.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/joseph-favorite-son
Posted on: 2017/01/30 - 7:31pm
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Quality or Quantity? DT Hayey Sarah
“And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years; these were the years of the life of Sarah…” begins our Torah portion this week. Interestingly, Sarah’s age is not revealed with any sense of awe for the number of years she lived. Was there something different about the way our ancestors aged or counted? Or is there something we are missing in our reading of the story?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/quality-or-quantity
Posted on: 2017/11/07 - 5:02pm
