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Micah's Message
Fighting for immigration reform and safety for refugees is a clear “charge of Torah,” writes Amy Small. Many generations of Jews are invigorated by long-held Jewish values of pursuing justice and protecting the “stranger.”
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/evolve-ref/micahs-message
Posted on: 2019/11/13 - 7:52pm
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My name is Dev, and my pronouns are ‘they’ and ‘them’
Having their choice of pronouns respected is very important to a trans or nonbinary person. They perpetually face the false but ubiquitous assumption that the male/female binary includes all gender identities.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/evolve-ref/my-name-dev-and-my-pronouns-are-they-and-them
Posted on: 2019/11/13 - 7:52pm
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Justice Work is a Mitzvah
How do we work to make things better? This interpretation of the morning Shaharit offers a way in: to act in spiritual alignment with creation for a more equitable and just world.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/evolve-ref/justice-work-mitzvah
Posted on: 2019/11/13 - 7:52pm
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Mitzvat Ahavat Erev Rav: Loving the Complexity of Our Identities
Identity politics hold an increasingly defining role in the American social and political landscape of the 21st century. Jane Litman explores the complexity of holding Jewish identity in relationship to other identities.
Posted on: 2019/11/13 - 7:52pm
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In at the Deep End
Immersion and Affirmation of Jewish Identity--a Personal Account
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/evolve-ref/deep-end
Posted on: 2019/11/13 - 7:52pm
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Creating a Progressive, Inclusive, Egalitarian Jewish People
In his inaugural speech at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association convention, Rabbi Seth Goldstein frames a vision of an American Jewish community guided by progressive values and radical egalitarianism.
Posted on: 2019/11/13 - 7:52pm
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Jewish Particularism and Race
In this d’var delivered in 2009, Rabbi Malkah Binah Klein reflects on race, particularism and the work needed to be done by white Jews to address racism and colorblindness in Jewish communities, neighborhoods, schools and relationships.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/evolve-ref/jewish-particularism-and-race
Posted on: 2019/11/13 - 7:52pm
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Israel, Palestine and Us: A Response to Toba Spitzer
In this response to Toba Spitzer’s essay “Israel and Us: Creating a New Narrative,” Rabbi Brant Rosen argues that the “justice narrative” outlined by Rabbi Spitzer is more than a narrative; it’s a reality that should be placed at the forefront of American Jewish discourse on Israel/Palestine.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/evolve-ref/israel-palestine-and-us-response-toba-spitzer
Posted on: 2019/11/13 - 7:52pm
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Why Bother With Judaism?
In this speech from the 2017 RRA convention, Rabbi Michael Strassfeld reflects on redemption, responsibility and embodying Torah as Jewish leaders and community members.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/evolve-ref/why-bother-judaism
Posted on: 2019/11/13 - 7:52pm
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Race Must Be Addressed Systemically: A Study Guide
In this study guide, Rabbi Bob Gluck outlines the book Racing to Justice by John A. Powell, including major themes, notable quotes and topics for discussion.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/evolve-ref/race-must-be-addressed-systemically-study-guide
Posted on: 2019/11/13 - 7:52pm
