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Ruth, the First Convert (DT Shavuot)
We soon celebrate Shavuot, called in our tradition “zman matan Torataynu,” the season of the giving of our Torah. It is a pleasant coincidence that the Torah reading for the Shabbat immediately preceding Shavuot is usually ”BaMidbar” (“In the wilderness”). Rabbinic tradition asserts that the Torah was given in the wilderness to demonstrate that it was not the property of a landed tribe but rather was available to anyone who chose to claim it as theirs.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/ruth-first-convert-model-welcome
Posted on: 2017/01/31 - 2:42pm
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Shavuot: The Harvest Festival of Torah
A good case can be made for Shavuot being the most important of all the Jewish festivals. The revival of its observance is of particular concern to Reconstructionist Jews because our understanding of the nature and task of the Jewish people in the world and of what God should mean to us cannot be separated from our reinterpretation of the meaning of Torah. Shavuot is the festival of the giving and the receiving of Torah — of Torah as revelation, as law and as study. The word “Torah” means teaching, guidance, instruction, orientation.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/shavuot-harvest-festival-torah
Posted on: 2017/01/31 - 2:33pm
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Incubator Session 6: Getting What You Need from Boards & Governance
On May 4, 2017, the last in a series of six sessions of the Reconstructionist Learning Networks Innovators Incubator took place. In this session, guest facilitator Toby Rubin, founder of UpStart, guided a discussion on “Getting What You Need from Boards & Governance.” Below are highlights from the session, with links to resources discussed.
Attitude toward boards
Our attitudes to boards and governance are essential. If you don’t have a positive attitude toward boards, you won’t get what you need from them.
Posted on: 2017/05/18 - 9:40pm
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Plenum FAQ
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Yizkor Prayer for Righteous Gentiles
In the early part of 1939, my father, mother and infant brother were living in Paris, as refugees from the pogroms in Romania. They were illegal immigrants, living modestly with the hope of giving themselves and their son a better future than the one they had. But World War II was approaching, and the citizens of France were in danger of falling prey to the Vichy regime that was collaborating with Germany and Hitler. As Jews and illegal residents, my parents were in an extremely precarious situation. They were poor and had no connections or reasonable way of changing their situation.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/yizkor-prayer-righteous-gentiles
Posted on: 2016/09/29 - 12:45pm
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Israel Lights in Darkness
Since I’ve arrived in Israel, I’ve been hearing the phrase “during these dark days” as a preamble to any discussion of social and political issues. The atmosphere is tentative, and a bit heavy. Along with winter’s progression of light becoming dimmer and dimmer, the almost daily terrorist attacks emphasize a sense of helplessness and doom. Many Israelis feel paralyzed: not believing the situation can change, they also don’t think that there is anything they can personally do to change it.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/israeli-jewish-renaissance-lights-darkness
Posted on: 2016/02/15 - 1:34pm
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Finding Forgiveness
We hear about forgiveness every year at the High Holy Days. We seek God’s forgiveness in shul from Selihot through the final prayers of Yom Kippur.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/finding-forgiveness
Posted on: 2016/04/15 - 2:14pm
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A Version of Israel's Secular Shabbat -- Via a Song
The song below, Shabbat Ba’boker can be found on Arik Einstein and Yoni Richter’s CD , “When I Was a Kid.” It is a Shabbat song with no reference to ritual or practice. In a way that only an Israeli song can express, it communicates a deep sense of how joyous Sabbath can be. It is upbeat and jazzy.
Shabbat Morning
words by Tirtzah Atarhttps://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/version-israels-secular-shabbat-song
Posted on: 2016/04/21 - 12:42pm
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Wrestling with Rest
Shabbat, ideally a source of joy, rest and renewal, can also pose some interesting community dilemmas. Many congregations face questions about Sabbath “rules” such as:
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/wrestling-rest
Posted on: 2016/04/26 - 11:26am
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Judaism on the Cutting Edge
The only surprise about my decision to become a rabbi was my choice of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Everything about my activities and commitments throughout my life made this seem logical to the people who knew and loved me—except that I had been raised in another movement. For me, however, I was either going to RRC or choosing a different career.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/judaism-cutting-edge
Posted on: 2016/05/05 - 11:29am
