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Teen Exercise: Exploration of God Beliefs
This pilot program for Jewish teen education provides several activities for exploring and sharing beliefs about God. Originally written in anticipation of the 2016-2017 school year, this experimental program can be used in a variety of settings and times of year.
This resource is part of a package of educational resources on Jewish peoplehood kindly provided by the Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/exploration-god-beliefs-teen-program
Posted on: 2016/11/30 - 1:29pm
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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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Yigdal Reconstructionist Text Study
Yigdal, one of the most beloved of the medieval piyyutim (liturgical poems), appears as an opening hymn in the daily morning service. Yigdal summarizes the thirteen principles of the Jewish faith as formulated by Moses Maimonides (RaMBaM; late 12th century C.E.) in his Mishnah commentary on Sanhedrin 10:1.Reconstructionists often proudly assert that when we pray with a Reconstructionist siddur, we feel that we can 'say what we mean and mean what we say,' because our liturgical language reflects Reconstructionist theology.https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/yigdal-reconstructionist-examination
Posted on: 2016/11/30 - 2:00pm
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Theology Through the Civilizations Text Study
In this text study, Rabbi James Greene examines diverse ideas of God throughout the evolution of Jewish civilization.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/theology-through-jewish-civilization
Posted on: 2016/11/30 - 3:57pm
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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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When You Say God, What Do You Mean?
When we say “God” what do we mean? Ideas of God have changed dramatically over Jewish history. These Powerpoint slides explore some of that evolution. These slides accompanied Rabbi Maurice Harris's talk from the Global Day of Jewish Learning, 2010.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/document/when-you-say-god-what-do-you-mean
Posted on: 2016/11/29 - 2:28pm
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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
