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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
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Elsie Stern Shavuot 2012 Audio Teaching
Note: the following is a verbatim transcript for accessibility to the hearing-impaired. It has not been edited for general publication.
Posted on: 2016/08/22 - 3:02am
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Coveting text study
Twice in the Torah (In Parashat Yitro and Parashat Va’etchanan), we are commanded not to “covet.” What does that mean? This study sheet explores sources on coveting to find out.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/what-coveting
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 5:39pm
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Behukotay – Walking the Freedom Walk text study
A civil-rights era song proclaimed, “No easy walk to freedom.” In this text study based on Parashat Behukotay, we examine what it means to “walk upright.”
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/walking-freedom-walk
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 6:12pm
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Jacob Staub KI Talk on Reconstructionism
In this talk given at Congregation Kehillat Israel in Pacific Palisades, California, Rabbi Jacob Staub explores what makes Reconstructionist communities unique. Selected quotes follow. The entire call transcript is available at the bottom of this page.
Posted on: 2016/10/28 - 1:11am
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Emor and Omer study sheet
The ritual of counting the Omer takes place between the holidays of Pesach and Shavuot. This study sheet explores the deeper meaning of this commandment.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/emor-and-omer-study-sheet
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 5:58pm
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Greening Sustainable Synagogues
In this resource guide, Rabbis Fred Dobb and Nathan Martin present a plethora of resources to help congregations become shomrei adamah - responsible guardians of the Earth.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/greening-sustainable-synagogues
Posted on: 2016/04/18 - 6:37pm
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Making Our Synagogues Vessels of Tikkun Olam
Rabbi Mordechai Liebling is the former Torah of Money director at the Shefa Fund (now Bend the Arc). This article is adapted from a talk at the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Tikkun Olam Kallah March, 2003. It was originally printed in the Fall 2003 issue of The Reconstructionist.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/making-our-synagogues-vessels-tikkun-olam
Posted on: 2017/04/25 - 4:18pm
