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Sandy Sasso: Art and Biblical Text
In this Community Teaching call from January 2017, Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso teaches on artists and biblical text as seen through literature, visual art and music.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/spoken-audio/art-and-biblical-text
Posted on: 2017/12/11 - 2:57pm
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Community Teaching 11-21-2017 - Maurice Harris
In this Community Learning call from November 21, 2017, Rabbi Maurice Harris talks about the strange way the Torah tells us about Moses’ up-close encounters with God, contradicting itself purposely within the space of nine verses. Two consecutive stories in the Book of Exodus confront us with a crucial paradox about how it is or isn’t possible to encounter the Divine, leaving us as readers with something like an “impossible” mental picture that we may be tempted to try to resolve or to hold as a fruitful paradox.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/spoken-audio/moses-encounters-god
Posted on: 2017/12/11 - 2:31pm
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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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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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"Faithful" report on innovation in faith communities
This groundbreaking report examines the transformation of the American religious landscape and the challenges facing existing religious institutions. As “the research and development arm of the Jewish community,” the Jewish Reconstructionist Communities are cited as a case study of organizational adaptation to face new challenges.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/faithful-report-innovation-faith-communities
Posted on: 2017/06/19 - 1:00pm
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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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"Where Was God?" - Lesson Plan On Natural Disasters and Parashat Noah
During disasters and their aftermaths, many people wonder about God’s role in their suffering. This lesson seeks to explore God’s role in tragedy from a Jewish Reconstructionist perspective. This lesson is intended for children ages 8-12.
Posted on: 2017/03/29 - 1:51pm
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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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Recon Radio (Heart Mind and Spirit) on Shavuot
This archival episode of Heart, Mind, and Spirit discusses the holiday of Shavuot. The discussion with Rabbis Linda Potemkin and Shai Gluskin was hosted by Rabbi Shawn Zevit.
Note: We apologize that this program is currently inaccessible to those with hearing impairment. We hope to provide transcripts at a future date of audio materials from our back catalog.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/spoken-audio/shavuot-audio-program
Posted on: 2017/05/24 - 12:29pm
