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Newsletter Archive: Reconstructing Judaism Today
On this page, you can find archives of past Reconstructionist email newletters.
Reconstructing Judaism Today
The monthly newsletter of the central organization of the Reconstructionist movement.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/newsletters
Posted on: 2017/08/03 - 12:02am
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AirBNB as a Spiritual Practice
When our son officially moved out, Simcha, my husband, and I listed our house on AirBnB. Of course, we could use the extra income, but also we knew the house felt empty with both kids gone. We were already paying the utilities for the whole house AND were feeling somewhat guilty about the unused rooms…. Why not share our space? After all, hospitality is a Jewish value.
Posted on: 2017/08/15 - 3:51pm
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Brant Rosen psalm 79
can you pour out your love
upon the ones you do not know,
the ones who mutter their strange
and fearful prayers, who
refuse to call upon god
by your comfortable, familiar names?can you tear open your robe and
let your compassion bleed out,
swaddling and comforting
those you have been taught to fear
with an indignation that burns
like a devouring fire?are you ready to mourn
the dead of another family
whose blood is your blood,
the one who looks like a stranger
but is, in truth,
your own flesh and kin?https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/psalm-79-pour-out-your-love
Posted on: 2017/08/15 - 5:12pm
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Amidah for Peace, Justice, and Immigration
This alternative Amidah was used during mincha prayers by members of the Reconstructionist Rabbinic Association outside of an Immigration Processing Center in order to call attention to the plight of immigrants and underscore the importance of the Jewish obligation to welcome the stranger. It is meant to be done as a call and response.
Avot
God of our ancestors. God of immigrants. God of refugees. We are border crossers.
We tie our fate with You who cannot be contained by customs offices. You who requires no passporthttps://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/amidah-peace-justice-and-immigration
Posted on: 2017/08/15 - 5:16pm
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Responding to Disability - GKM Elul Project
In my work as Director of Jewish Learning Venture’s Whole Community Inclusion, I have the wonderful opportunity of leading disability awareness trainings for educators, clergy, and community members across the Greater Philadelphia area.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/responding-disability
Posted on: 2017/08/16 - 1:46pm
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I Want You to Know I Am Human: Listening to the Stranger Behind Bars
I am a public defender. I have a client who thanks me, constantly. He thanks me for taking his calls, for answering his letters, for passing on bad news. On some days, his enthusiasm and gratitude buoy me. I hope he believes that I am fighting for him as well as any lawyer could. I hope he knows I hear him. On other days, I rail against my clients’ low expectations. Some of our clients do not expect competent lawyers, do not expect to be heard. They do not expect their lives to matter. More than anything, I cannot accept this.
Posted on: 2017/08/16 - 2:56pm
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Desperate Immigrants: An Ancient Jewish Story
In the Book of Genesis, we read about Abraham and Sarah’s journey to the Promised Land. Shortly after they arrive, they encounter famine and head to Egypt in search of food. Foreigners without family or clan to protect them, they are afraid. Abraham asks Sarah to pretend to be his sister in the hope that this will help them avoid trouble – an act of deceit that potentially offered them some protection from harm in the context of their times.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/desperate-immigrants-ancient-jewish-story
Posted on: 2017/08/16 - 3:27pm
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Shofar Kavannah for Refugees
This ritual invokes the blast of the shofar to articulate the plight of refugees. It was created for use at High Holidays in response to the presidential travel ban.
The blasts of the shofar are a wordless prayer punctuated by moments of silence. The stories of courage, hope, and determination of refugees resettling in our communities are punctuated by the silent yearnings of those who are kept out by the presidential travel ban.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/shofar-kavannah-refugees
Posted on: 2017/08/16 - 3:35pm
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Strange Thoughts: A New Take on Loving the Stranger
When newspaper style guides started adopting “they ” and “their” as singular, gender-neutral pronouns a friend told me, “I get why this should be done. It is the right thing to do. But it is going to be really hard for me to switch. It is not going to just roll off my tongue.” His words reminded me of someone who was on a rabbi search committee who was interviewing female rabbis for the first time, who confided, “I know I should give these women a fair shake, but it is not how I grew up. When I close my eyes and picture a rabbi, I see a beard and hear a man’s voice.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/strange-thoughts-new-take-loving-stranger
Posted on: 2017/08/16 - 3:43pm
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Shefa - Welcoming Stranger
(Originally published in RRA Connections)
My rabbinate has called to me an ever-expanding circle of spiritual seekers, God-lovers, and many who have felt excluded from traditional community practice.
As I reach out and invite my students onto a path of spiritual adventure and exploration, my intention is to let them know that their path is unique and precious, AND that we walk this path together. I let them know that Judaism can offer amazing and useful resources for transformation and a rich and beautiful language to express the ineffable.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/hospitality-and-spirit
Posted on: 2017/08/17 - 2:08pm
