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Book Club Third Session 11/27/17
What is my “Elijah moment?” How do I take care of myself, take care of the people I work with, and continue my activism?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/bookclubthirdsession
Posted on: 2017/11/28 - 2:46pm
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Beshallah text study - at the sea
This selection of midrashim on the crossing of the Red Sea provides a window into the tradition’s ethical concerns surrounding this well-known story. The texts may be read below, or downloaded in PDF form.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/sea-selection-midrashim
Posted on: 2016/12/01 - 1:30pm
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The Torah Process
This article is excerpted from The Guide to Jewish Practice, Volume 1. The full Guide may be ordered from the Reconstructionist Press.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/torah-process-how-jews-make-decisions
Posted on: 2016/11/15 - 2:47pm
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Text study on gate for Ne'ilah - Gates Locked and Unlocked
This text study examines the vivid image of gates closing at the end of Yom Kippur.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/gates-locked-and-unlocked-yom-kippur-text-study
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 5:45pm
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Shlah lecha study sheet on tzitzit
What is the meaning of the fringes (tzitzit) on a tallit (Jewish prayer shawl)? Rabbi Toba Spitzer examines the sources.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/what-purpose-tzitzit-fringes
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 5:51pm
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Mussar and Text Sources on Climate Change
This document contains two study guides which use Jewish texts and sources to offer wisdom on global climate change.
“Mussar as a Jewish Resource on Climate Change and All Else” draws on Ira Stone’s book A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar (NY: Aviv Press, 2006).
“Jewish Texts as Resources on Global Climate Change” is a compilation of excerpts prepared by Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb in 2003.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/mussar-and-text-sources-climate-change
Posted on: 2016/04/15 - 12:30pm
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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
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Coveting text study
Twice in the Torah (In Parashat Yitro and Parashat Va’etchanan), we are commanded not to “covet.” What does that mean? This study sheet explores sources on coveting to find out.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/what-coveting
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 5:39pm
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Behukotay – Walking the Freedom Walk text study
A civil-rights era song proclaimed, “No easy walk to freedom.” In this text study based on Parashat Behukotay, we examine what it means to “walk upright.”
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/walking-freedom-walk
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 6:12pm
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Emor and Omer study sheet
The ritual of counting the Omer takes place between the holidays of Pesach and Shavuot. This study sheet explores the deeper meaning of this commandment.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/emor-and-omer-study-sheet
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 5:58pm
