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Who Can Remember? Hanukkah Story
(NOTE: Sandy Brusin explains her motivation for writing this most beautiful story in the following way: “I wrote the story because I don’t like any of the children’s stories about Hanukah I’ve seen. They fall into one of two categories: schmaltz or baloney. The schmaltz stories usually have Iatkes sizzling in a pan—with mommy, of course, doing all the sizzling; and the baloney stories make a big deal out of the oil burning for eight days. I wanted to present the wonder of the story.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/who-can-remember-hanukkah-story
Posted on: 2016/11/30 - 12:46pm
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Tikkun Olam, Unpacked
I. Tikkun Olam – An Introduction
It’s become a commonplace in this generation of Jewish life that one of the core parts of the Jewish mission is “tikkun olam – repairing the world.” But what does that really mean? Is it just a Jewish word for “what I believe will make the world better as a (choose one: Democrat, Libertarian, Republican, Socialist, Other)?” Or does our Jewish heritage have something to add to our understanding of “making the world better?”
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/tikkun-olam-unpacked
Posted on: 2016/12/01 - 2:55pm
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Who Is A Reconstructionist Jew?
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A Reconstructionist Jew has strong commitments both to tradition and to the search for contemporary meaning. Reconstructionists encourage all Jews to enhance their own lives by reclaiming our shared heritage and becoming active participants in the building of the Jewish future.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/who-reconstructionist-jew
Posted on: 2016/12/02 - 9:17am
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Plenum FAQ
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Plenum
What Is the Plenum?
The plenum of the Reconstructionist movement is a group of representatives from each affiliated congregation and havurah who discuss and share the issues of the day, both internal movement discussions and thoughts on the movement’s relationship to the world. In order to foster that kind of discussion, the goal is to create a stable group, where representatives stay engaged with the plenum for a couple of years or more.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/plenum-purpose-and-membership
Posted on: 2016/12/07 - 2:47pm
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Recon - Most misunderstood movement (Steven Carr Reuben)
For those who are curious, here are five simple keys to understanding the philosophy and beliefs of Reconstructionist Judaism. All five are easily remembered by simply keeping in mind the unique definition of Judaism first expressed by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan in his groundbreaking book, Judaism as a Civilization, published in 1934.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/reconstructionism-explained
Posted on: 2016/12/09 - 9:43am
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Kaplan and the Meaning of Ritual
Even for those of us who are skeptical about God's role in human history, Jewish ritual can be sacred and holy. I was in Israel not long ago on a UJA Young Leadership Mission. During a morning meeting with our Israeli peers, we turned to the subject of Jewish ritual.
Posted on: 2017/01/04 - 4:20pm
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Haggadat Ha'atzmaut
Why a New Seder and Haggadah for Israel Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut)?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/haggadat-haatzmaut
Posted on: 2017/01/23 - 1:53pm
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Shavuot: The Harvest Festival of Torah
A good case can be made for Shavuot being the most important of all the Jewish festivals. The revival of its observance is of particular concern to Reconstructionist Jews because our understanding of the nature and task of the Jewish people in the world and of what God should mean to us cannot be separated from our reinterpretation of the meaning of Torah. Shavuot is the festival of the giving and the receiving of Torah — of Torah as revelation, as law and as study. The word “Torah” means teaching, guidance, instruction, orientation.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/shavuot-harvest-festival-torah
Posted on: 2017/01/31 - 2:33pm
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Ruth, the First Convert (DT Shavuot)
We soon celebrate Shavuot, called in our tradition “zman matan Torataynu,” the season of the giving of our Torah. It is a pleasant coincidence that the Torah reading for the Shabbat immediately preceding Shavuot is usually ”BaMidbar” (“In the wilderness”). Rabbinic tradition asserts that the Torah was given in the wilderness to demonstrate that it was not the property of a landed tribe but rather was available to anyone who chose to claim it as theirs.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/ruth-first-convert-model-welcome
Posted on: 2017/01/31 - 2:42pm
