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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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Blueprint for a Full Jewish Life - DT Terumah Schein
Reprinted by permission of the Cleveland Jewish News.
This d’var Torah is one of a series influenced by the Me’am Loez Sephardic Torah commentary.
If we review briefly the last several parshiot of Exodus, we see an interesting pattern. We began with mythic moments of redemption from slavery and the revelation of the Torah in Bo, Beshalakh, and Yitro. Human beings cannot live without these moments, but living with them only is also impossible.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/blueprint-full-jewish-life
Posted on: 2018/02/09 - 3:35pm
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An Open Letter Concerning the Safety and Future of African Asylum Seekers
In an open letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Reconstructing Judaism and the other undersigned organizations urge him to pursue a humane solution for the 39,000 asylum seekers currently within Israel’s borders. The letter is attached as a PDF, and its text follows:
April 5, 2018
His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of the State of IsraelDear Prime Minister Netanyahu,
Posted on: 2018/04/05 - 6:00pm
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National Jewish Group Letter supporting the Americans with Disabilities Act
Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association were among the 55 national Jewish groups joining together in a letter to Senate leaders opposing the House-passed ADA Education and Reform Act (H.R.
Posted on: 2018/04/10 - 12:00am
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Blood - Aharei Mot DT Dannin
References to blood appear at least sixty-five times in the Torah, and more, depending on how you do the counting and excluding references to menses. In this parashah, it appears primarily in connection with sacrifices (Lev.16:14-15, 16:18-19, 16:27, 17:3-6).
But the more intriguing reference is in Lev. 17:10-14, where we are told:
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/blood
Posted on: 2018/04/20 - 1:49pm
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Love the Stranger As Yourself DT Kligler Kedoshim
Originally published by T’ruah at http://www.truah.org/resources/kedoshim-love-the-stranger-as-yourself/
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/love-stranger-yourself
Posted on: 2018/04/27 - 11:27am
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Joint Letter Urging Secretary of State to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position
Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association were among the organizational signatories of this letter directed to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, urging him to fill the vacant position of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.
Posted on: 2018/05/29 - 3:56pm
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Amicus brief in California vs. Azar
Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association signed onto an amicus curiae brief challenging religious organizations’ claim to exemption from providing, and power to block access to, women’s contraceptive services for their employees. The brief argues that under the Establishment Clause of the U.S.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/amicus-brief-california-vs-azar
Posted on: 2018/05/30 - 12:09pm
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Letter opposing nomination of Ronald Mortensen
(An earlier version of this letter was submitted to the Senate in June 2018.)
Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association were among nineteen national Jewish organizations signing onto a letter of opposition to the nomination of Ronald Mortensen, an anti-immigrant extremist, as assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. The full letter is attached in PDF form, and its body text follows:
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/letter-opposing-nomination-ronald-mortensen
Posted on: 2019/03/27 - 12:00am
