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Responding to Amnesty International’s report on Israel and the charge of apartheid
Posted on: 2022/02/07 - 12:19pm
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In solidarity with Ukraine
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Reconstructing Judaism Statement
ברוך אתה ה’ אלוהינו חי העולמים מתיר אסורים.
Barukh atah adonay eloheynu hay ha’olamim matir asurim.
Blessed are you, THE REDEEMER, our God, Life of all the worlds, who frees the captives.
– From the morning liturgy
What a terrible irony that on Shabbat Shirah, as Jews around the world read about the Israelites’ liberation from slavery, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker and three other people were held hostage at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas in a standoff that lasted more than 11 hours.
Posted on: 2022/01/16 - 12:50pm
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Six Years Removed from Policy Shift, Rabbis with Non-Jewish Partners Continue to Embody Reconstructionist Values, Even as Challenges Persist
Rabbis Donna Cephas, Sandra Lawson and Michael Hess Webber each took very different paths to becoming Reconstructionist rabbis. Despite disparate journeys, the three religious leaders have continuously demonstrated dedication, creativity and an ability to inspire others. Their stories share an additional element: their paths to the rabbinate were once blocked because their partners are not Jewish.
Posted on: 2022/02/09 - 12:42pm
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Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA)
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/womens-health-protection-act-whpa
Posted on: 2022/03/08 - 1:37pm
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Convention Press Release
Since the first Reconstructionist congregation was founded a century ago, the Reconstructionist movement has served as a laboratory for innovation in Jewish life. B’Yachad: Reconstructing Judaism Together, the upcoming movement-wide convention, will likewise model creative Jewish expression for the present and future, Reconstructing what it means to gather safely, purposefully and joyfully.
Posted on: 2022/03/04 - 11:29am
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Reconstructing Gatherings for a Hybrid World
This essay originally appeared in The Times of Israel.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/reconstructing-gatherings-hybrid-world
Posted on: 2022/03/17 - 9:27pm
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Congregation P’nai Tikvah
Congregation P’nai Tikvah is a warm, inclusive, down-to-earth synagogue of about 70 households in Las Vegas. Its spiritual leaders are Rabbi Jamie Hyams, Cantor Marla Goldberg, and Senior Educator and Rabbi Emerita Yocheved Mintz. From their mission statement: “Congregation P’nai Tikvah is the face of hope, educating, inspiring, encouraging, and elevating one another along our spiritual journey.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/organization/congregation-pnai-tikvah-0
Posted on: 2022/03/17 - 9:45pm
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Nafshenu
Nafshenu is an independent, energetic, congregation of about 20 households in the Cherry Hill, New Jersey area with a closely-knit and strong team of lay leaders. They are currently served by Student Rabbi David Goodman (RRC ’22). Authenticity and joy animate this very multi-generational congregation, as well as an eagerness to grow. From their Core Values statement: “…Nafshenu is different than the traditional model of Jewish life; it is the kind of community that recognizes the power that Judaism has to transform our lives-it is in the uncomfortable moments of life when we grow the most.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/organization/nafshenu
Posted on: 2022/03/17 - 9:47pm
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Twin Milestones Mark a Century of Reconstructionist Innovation
By the standards of geology, 100 years is a nanosecond. Yet stretching farther than most human lives, a century tests the limits of human perspective. In 1922, thanks to the ratification of the 19th amendment, American women had just gained universal suffrage (though it would be decades before many women of color could exercise that right in practice). Also that year, the first radio was installed in the Harding White House, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated, and construction began on New York’s Yankee Stadium.
Posted on: 2022/03/03 - 12:13pm
