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  1. Crossing the Sea in Every Generation

    This d’var Torah on parashat Beshalakh was delivered at the January 2019 board meeting of Reconstructing Judaism by by Seth Rosen, board chair.

    On the first night of Convention, Rabbi Sid Schwarz joked about how happy he was to be addressing the largest gathering of Reconstructionists since Mt. Sinai. As I sat down to write about Beshalakh, this week’s parshah, the first thing that struck me was how right he was. Beshalakh doesn’t tell us who was at Sinai – but it sure seems like there were lot of Reconstructionists at the crossing of the sea.

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/crossing-sea-every-generation

    Posted on: 2019/01/14 - 2:53pm

  2. Letter Opposing Repeal of Johnson Amendment

    Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association were among 109 organizations sending a letter to the House of Representatives, urging them not to repeal or weaken the “Johnson Amendment” that currently ensures that tax-exempt organizations do not support or oppose candidates for political office. The text of the letter is included as a PDF above, and reproduced below.

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/letter-opposing-repeal-johnson-amendment

    Posted on: 2018/12/17 - 6:00pm

  3. Letter on Trans Rights to HHS

    Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association were among sixteen national Jewish organizations authoring a joint letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, expressing opposition to a restrictive legal definition of sex that would effectively define out of existence the gender identities of millions of people. The letter is attached as a PDF, and reads in part:

     

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/letter-opposing-plans-adopt-legal-definition-sex

    Posted on: 2018/12/10 - 3:02pm

  4. DT Miketz 2016 Love Trumps Power

    “Not by might, not by power, but by my spirit….” (Zechariah 4:6)

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/love-trumps-power

    Posted on: 2016/12/24 - 12:00am

  5. Wrestling With... DT Vayishlakh SPN

    (This week’s parashah, Vayishlah, tells the story of the reuniting of Yaakov and Esau, which is preceded by Yaakov’s night-long wrestling encounter on the banks of the Jabbok with a mysterious man/angel. This is my interpretation of this parashah and the “sequel” to an earlier commentary I wrote on an imagined Esau-Cain encounter from parashat Vayetzey.)

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/wrestling

    Posted on: 2017/11/20 - 2:53pm

  6. Allegorical Interpretation of the Song of Songs - DT Passover

    Today I would like to talk about lessons from the Passover story as can be learned from the Song of Songs.  First, though, I would like to give a brief introduction to the book itself.  The Song of Songs or the song of Solomon which it is also called, is one of the five scrolls read on various holidays throughout the year. The entire book is a  series of love songs in poetic form.

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/allegorical-interpretation-song-songs

    Posted on: 2007/05/30 - 12:00am

  7. Jewish Communal Letter on Refugee Admissions

    Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association were among the 36 Jewish organizations that signed onto a letter urging President Trump to change his stated intent to drastically cut the number of refugees admissed to the United States.

    The letter is attached above as a PDF. Its text follows:

    Dear Mr. President:

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/jewish-communal-letter-refugee-admissions

    Posted on: 2018/08/16 - 12:00pm

  8. Letter of Concern Regarding Human Rights in Burma

    Reconstructing Judaism is among 46 organizations signing onto a letter of concern by Human Rights Watch about Burma’s human rights record, addressed to the US House and Senate Armed Services Committees. 

     

    Senator Inhofe, Acting Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee
    Senator Jack Reed, Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee
    Rep. Mac Thornberry, Chairman, House Armed Services Committee
    Rep. Adam Smith, Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee

     

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/letter-concern-regarding-human-rights-burma

    Posted on: 2018/07/09 - 9:46am

  9. Amicus brief in California vs. Azar

    Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association signed onto an amicus curiae brief challenging religious organizations’ claim to exemption from providing, and power to block access to, women’s contraceptive services for their employees. The brief argues that under the Establishment Clause of the U.S.

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/amicus-brief-california-vs-azar

    Posted on: 2018/05/30 - 12:09pm

  10. Joint Letter Urging Secretary of State to Fill Anti-Semitism Special Envoy Position

    Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association were among the organizational signatories of this letter directed to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, urging him to fill the vacant position of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. 

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/joint-letter-urging-secretary-state-fill-anti-semitism-special-envoy-position

    Posted on: 2018/05/29 - 3:56pm

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