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The Ten Commentments DT Va'et'khanan
The Torah reading of Va'et'khanan continues the retrospective view of the 40 years in the desert, given by Moses and ending in a list of “commandments, statutes and ordinances.” This is rich material—not only the ten commandments, but also the Shema, the credo statement of Judaism; we even find the passage for “the wise son” in the Haggadah.
Let us focus on the ten commandments, quite enough to fill today's ticket.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/ten-commandments
Posted on: 2017/01/31 - 3:56pm
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Dress of the High Priest DT Tetzaveh
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/dress-high-priest
Posted on: 2017/01/31 - 4:10pm
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Singing of the Oppressed - DT Beshallakh
This week's parashah includes one of the most familiar images in the Torah, that of the crossing of the Sea of Reeds (or Red Sea, depending on one's translation). Most years, this story falls on or near the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For the exodus from Egypt and the crossing of the sea are two of the central images to African-Americans as a representation of their quest for freedom from the days of slavery through the civil rights movement.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/singing-oppressed
Posted on: 2017/02/03 - 1:20pm
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Wade In The Water - DT Beshalakh
Vayomer YHVH el Moshe: “Ma titz’ak ei’lai? Da’ber el B’nai Yisrael v’yisa’u!”
Then YHVH said to Moses: “Why are you crying out to me? Speak to the Children of Israel, and tell them to get moving!” (Exodus 14:15)
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/wade-water
Posted on: 2017/02/06 - 12:53pm
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Sinai and Humanity - SCR DT Yitro
The words we find this week in chapter twenty of the Book of Exodus have undoubtedly influenced more individuals in the Western world than any other words in the entire Torah. They are called in Hebrew, aseret hadibrot, “the ten utterances,” but most people know them simply as, “The Ten Commandments.”
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/sinai-and-humanity
Posted on: 2017/02/14 - 11:36am
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Getting Back on the Balance Beam
A recent uncomfortable episode at Camp JRF moved Rabbi Isaac Saposnik, the Reconstructionist camp's executive director, and Rabbi Jacob Lieberman, a member of the rabbinic staff, to recount the experience in a piece for eJewishphilanthropy.com. Read the piece on the publication's website – and check out the interesting comments - or just scroll down.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/getting-back-balance-beam
Posted on: 2016/08/17 - 3:04pm
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Marriage Equality and Religious Freedom
On a recent evening in Scarsdale, N.Y., I was at the Mid-Westchester JCC, speaking on a panel to a packed and spirited room. We’d been invited to discuss marriage equality and Jewish values, and the tone was certainly celebratory. We acknowledged we have farther to go, but in light of the Supreme Court’s decision last year on gay marriage, we’ve certainly come a long way.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/marriage-equality-and-religious-freedom
Posted on: 2016/02/17 - 4:24pm
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The First Reconstructionist Birthright Journey
At the very beginning of the first ever Reconstructionist Birthright trip, our tour guide instructed our group to use the word journey when referring to these 10 days in Israel. Though it sounded hokey, I knew that Birthright wanted all of its participants to leave Israel feeling some sort of impact on their personal development. What I didn’t know was that these 10 days truly would become a journey, not only for myself but also for my fellow young Reconstructionist Jews.https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/first-reconstructionist-birthright-journey
Posted on: 2017/01/31 - 11:11am
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Politics from the Pulpit
This year our synagogue is raising up the value of Tikkun Olam – our responsibility to take action to repair the world. If we take seriously our responsibility to repair the brokenness of the world, we have to look at problems that are too big for us to resolve on our own. For example, no matter how much we recycle or conserve energy as individuals, global warming requires systemic responses including governing bodies and cultural change.
Posted on: 2017/01/26 - 9:49pm
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Remembering How To Listen: A Reconstructionist Trip to Israel
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/remembering-how-listen-reconstructionist-trip-israel
Posted on: 2017/02/10 - 4:09pm
