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Seeing the Other
Recently I was invited to teach a group of queer Jewish undergraduates who on their own initiative, organized themselves into a group that meets weekly over dinner at the campus Hillel Foundation (Jewish Center) to discuss topics and issues of common concern. They asked me to speak on “Queering Jewish Theology,” and I led them for an hour through a study of several traditional sacred texts that suggest ways that human beings might engage with God in a way that does not depend on the approval of communal human authorities.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/seeing-other
Posted on: 2014/01/01 - 12:00am
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The Value of a DIfferent Path
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day may have been invented by Hallmark as a brilliant strategy for selling greeting cards, but these days are becoming embedded in the warp and woof of our culture’s values and ritual practice. I am in favor of encouraging children and partners to appreciate celebrate the love of parents. I do think, however, that we are taking it a bit too far.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/value-different-path
Posted on: 2014/05/10 - 12:00am
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Coming Out
Long before I came out as a gay man when I was 49 years old, I had heard the saying: “Coming out is a process, not an event.”
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/coming-out
Posted on: 2014/06/01 - 12:00am
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Ways to Welcome New Members
“Most people who leave your community will do so within the first year, usually because they haven't made a friend.” - Rabbi Arnie Rachlis
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/ways-welcome-new-members-brief-overview
Posted on: 2010/01/01 - 12:00am
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Four Children Count the Omer
The following classroom activity relates the Counting of the Omer to the Four Children of the Passover seder.
Wise Child: What are the directions, the laws, and the rules that our Torah teaches us about counting the Omer?
We are taught, in Leviticus 23: 15-17:
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/four-children-count-omer
Posted on: 2017/04/19 - 1:59pm
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Budgets: Living Our Values in a Financial Plan
A budget is an implementation document, a part of an overall plan. It is a plan expressed in monetary terms that help define financial questions and answers within the diverse mix of a community.
We create budgets for the same reason we create other plans - so that the use of our limited resources will be consonant with our values and priorities. In the final analysis there may never be enough resources for everything we want to do- but there can be increased financial capacity to realize our mission.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/budgets-living-our-values-financial-plan
Posted on: 2010/01/01 - 12:00am
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Organizing Money: Capital Campaigns and Fundraising
The terms “Organizing Money” and “The Torah of Money” were coined by Jeffrey Dekro, formerly the president of The Shefa Fund (now Bend the Arc) and a member of Reconstructionist synagogue Mishkan Shalom in Philadelphia. It reflects the concept that asking people for money is optimally about bringing them more deeply into communal relationship.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/organizing-money-capital-campaigns-and-fundraising
Posted on: 2010/01/01 - 12:00am
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Fundraising Tips
General Fundraising
- Fundraising should be “soul raising.” It should teach people about Reconstructionism and make people more knowledgeable Jewishly, as well as raise money.
- Make small givers feel as comfortable as big givers.
- Focus congregation’s vision on the case statement of what you want to do, what is important and why it’s important.
- Avoid the need for financial crisis management by having fundraisers in the earliest part of your fiscal year.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/basic-fundraising-tips
Posted on: 2010/01/01 - 12:00am
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The Halakhic Basis for Community Financing of Jewish Life
This article summarizes a wealth of information found in With All Your Possessions: Jewish Ethics and Economic Life, by Meir Tamari.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/halakhic-basis-community-financing-jewish-life
Posted on: 2010/01/01 - 12:00am
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Fundraising Through Grants
This is a small but growing collection of resources on fundraising and grantwriting. It is based on a workshop handout compiled by Sharon Schwartz, education director at Kehilat HaNahar.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/fundraising-through-grants
Posted on: 2017/04/19 - 5:38pm
