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RRA in the Poor People's Campaign
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/poor-peoples-campaign-national-call-moral-revival
Posted on: 2018/07/02 - 10:24am
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July Leadership Column
I frequently describe myself as an evangelist for progressive religion. I spend much of my time making the case for why folks should belong. Why belong to any religion? Why belong to the Jewish people? Why belong to a synagogue? Why belong to the Reconstructionist movement?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/drawing-comfort-community
Posted on: 2018/07/02 - 9:57am
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April 2018 Leadership Column
Why belong?
Why belong to the Jewish people? Why belong to a synagogue? Why belong to the Reconstructionist movement?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/why-belong
Posted on: 2018/04/09 - 8:43am
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Keeping Judaism Alive Behind Prison Walls
In loyalty, you sustain the living, nurturing the life of everything, healing the sick, freeing the captive.
Jessica Rosenberg, a senior at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in suburban Philadelphia, has often been inspired and troubled by these words of gratitude in the daily morning prayers. What does it mean that God frees the captive and heals the sick, knowing some people never achieve freedom or recover from certain illnesses? Does it mean that God only delivers some people and not others? Or should the words be interpreted metaphorically?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/keeping-judaism-alive-behind-prison-walls
Posted on: 2018/02/28 - 10:00am
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Reconstructionist Communities Make Disability Inclusion a Top Priority
Celebrations program at Ner Shalom Posted on: 2018/06/28 - 9:47am
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Does The Torah Require Us To Publicize Names Of Sexual Abusers?
What does Judaism teach us about how to respond to accusations of harassment or assault? Are we to regard the reputation of the accused as the highest priority even if that means silencing those speaking up against abuse? If so, how can the Jewish community address the problem?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/does-torah-require-us-publicize-names-sexual-abusers
Posted on: 2018/03/28 - 3:47pm
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Reconstructionist Movement Updates
Though we count time Jewishly, by any consideration the secular year 2018 is an exciting year for the Reconstructionist movement.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/reconstructionist-movement-updates
Posted on: 2018/03/06 - 11:10am
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Metoo Exponent Article
Sexual harassment of women in many professions has gained intense public scrutiny in recent weeks. Women rabbis are among those affected — and their position as religious leaders sometimes makes them particular targets. In a January 24th article in the Jewish Exponent, Barbara Breitman, assistant professor of pastoral counseling at RRC, sheds light on the phenomenon. “When the power invested in a rabbi is embodied by a woman, some people are still very uncomfortable with that and behave in ways that, consciously or unconsciously, are efforts to reduce their power.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/women-rabbis-respond-metoo
Posted on: 2018/01/25 - 12:00am
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Jewish Values and Journalistic Ethics - News Item re: Interview
It is a fascinating time in the world of journalism right now; some might say unprecedented. With fake news proliferating and an antagonistic relationship between the White House and the press, the role of the media and factual reporting has never seemed more urgent. Can Jewish values inform the practice of journalism and journalistic ethics? Check out this conversation between Rabbi David A.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/jewish-values-and-journalistic-ethics
Posted on: 2017/03/23 - 12:39pm
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B’tselem Elohim: Jewish Ethics, Sexual Harassment and the Workplace of the Future
This article by David Teutsch, Mira Wasserman, and Deborah Waxman was originally published on December 15, 2017 as the lead feature in eJewishPhilanthropy at the following address: http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/btselem-elohim-jewish-ethics-sexual-harassment-and-the-workplace-of-the-future.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/jewish-ethics-metoo
Posted on: 2017/12/18 - 10:19am
