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Amalek text study
The Torah commands us to “wipe out the memory of Amalek…do not forget!” (Deut. 25) But is Amalek an external enemy—or something inside us?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/remembering-and-blotting-out-amalek
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 6:51pm
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Tetzaveh Ner Tamid - study sheet
Rabbi Toba Spitzer explores texts related to the Ner Tamid (Eternal Light) and its symbolism.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/ner-tamid-what-light
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 6:55pm
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Truth and Deception text study
Study sheet and leader’s notes on the Jewish sources, ethics and interpersonal consequences of lying and truth-telling.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/truth-deception-and-interpersonal-relationships
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 7:08pm
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Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Education Workshops
This three-part family education series addresses issues related to bar/bat mitzvah. It is designed for a large group of parents and students and uses active learning exercises. It covers issues around Jewish identity, the meaning of bar/bat mitzvah, and common concerns that parents and students have about the process. It was written by Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman for use at Congregation Shaarei Shamayim in Madison, Wisconsin.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/barbat-mitzvah-family-education-series
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 8:05pm
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Broken Tablets text study
A study sheet on the two sets of tablets in the Sinai/Golden Calf story. Prepared by Rabbi Sharon Stiefel for Shavuot study at Congregation Mayim Rabim.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/broken-tablets
Posted on: 2016/11/17 - 9:34pm
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Why We Need Process Theology
What is “process theology”? Rabbi Toba Spitzer argues that it offers ways to think and talk about God that make sense in a modern scientific framework, that resonate with Jewish texts and traditions, and that promote wise and ethical behavior.
This article originally appeared in CCAR Journal: The Reform Jewish Quarterly, Winter 2012. Copyright by Central Conference of American Rabbis. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/why-we-need-process-theology
Posted on: 2016/11/18 - 8:21am
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Environmental Activism and Jewish Spirituality - RT
This symposium among eight Reconstructionist leaders explores the interface between environmental activism and Jewish spirituality. Originally published in Winter 2001/2002 issue of Reconstructionism Today, this discussion remains relevant and valuable.
The leaders participating, and their positions at the time, were:
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/environmental-activism-and-jewish-spirituality
Posted on: 2016/11/22 - 8:40am
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Text Study - Genesis - Nature of First Human
In the first two chapters of the Torah, we find two different accounts of the creation of humanity. In the first, humanity is created as a complete entity, male and female. In the second, Adam is created first, while Eve originates from his rib. In this text study, Rabbi Maurice Harris explores the tension between these two stories, and presents a teaching from Midrash Bereishit Rabbah that presents food for thought about gender, essentialism, and the nature of humanity.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/text-study-creation-story-nature-first-human
Posted on: 2016/11/29 - 1:53pm
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The Midwives of Exodus Text Study
The following is an easily-accessible text study about the ethnic ambiguity that the Torah presents us with regarding the midwives who refused to obey Pharaoh's orders. (Exodus, Chapter 1).
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/midwives-exodus-interfaith-text-study
Posted on: 2016/11/29 - 1:58pm
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Twelve Years A Slave Passover Resource
This printable resource pairs selected quotes from Solomon Northup’s autobiographical memoir, 12 Years a Slave, with quotes from the Exodus and other Jewish texts. It could be used as source material for divrei torah; as an adult education or religious school resource (probably for middle school and up); or as a Haggadah insert for community or Hillel seders or to individual home seders.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/twelve-years-slave-passover-resource
Posted on: 2016/11/29 - 2:11pm
