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JRF Israel Task Force Report
This 2004 report from the Jewish Reconstructionist Federationemerged from a movement-wide process that solicited thoughtful input from Reconstructionists across the country. A dedicated committee of rabbis and lay people developed the positions and proposals laid out in the report. While the Task Force’s proposals were never implemented, our revived Israel Task Force will be using the 2004 report as our foundation for moving forward. While much has changed since it was written., most of the earlier report’s framework and recommendations are still compelling and sound.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/jrf-israel-task-force-report-2004
Posted on: 2004/09/15 - 12:00am
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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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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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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
