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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
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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
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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:
Posted on: 2018/12/10 - 3:02pm
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Committeehttps://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/endorsement/letter-concern-regarding-human-rights-burma
Posted on: 2018/07/09 - 9:46am
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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
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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.
Posted on: 2018/05/29 - 3:56pm
