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Convention Press Release
Since the first Reconstructionist congregation was founded a century ago, the Reconstructionist movement has served as a laboratory for innovation in Jewish life. B’Yachad: Reconstructing Judaism Together, the upcoming movement-wide convention, will likewise model creative Jewish expression for the present and future, Reconstructing what it means to gather safely, purposefully and joyfully.
Posted on: 2022/03/04 - 11:29am
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Center for Jewish Ethics Awards Whizin Prize to Essay Focusing on Role of Women in Modern Orthodoxy
Miriam Attia Posted on: 2021/05/10 - 12:19pm
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Whizin Prize 2020 News Item
The Center for Jewish Ethics, affiliated with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, sponsors an annual essay contest to encourage innovative thinking on contemporary Jewish ethics. The prize was established in 2004 through the generosity of Bruce Whizin, a philanthropist with an abiding interest in Jewish ethics. Rabbinical students and graduate students are eligible to submit work for consideration.
Posted on: 2020/05/21 - 10:34am
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Reconstructionist Affiliates, Rabbis Push for More Just Immigration System
Members of Bet Am Shalom in White Plains, N.Y., a few years ago, embarked on a quintessentially Reconstructionist process. In a deliberate and participatory fashion, the community, guided by its Tikkun Olam Chevra, chose one issue on which to focus its education, advocacy and direct service efforts. The options — hunger, economic inequality, climate change and immigration — represented large, social problems with systematic and political dimensions.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/reconstructionist-communities-immigration-justice
Posted on: 2019/07/15 - 11:59am
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Whizin Prize 2019 news item
The Center for Jewish Ethics, affiliated with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, sponsors an annual essay contest to encourage innovative thinking on contemporary Jewish ethics. The prize was established in 2004 through the generosity of Bruce Whizin, philanthropist with an abiding interest in Jewish ethics. Rabbinical students and graduate students are eligible.
This year, The Center for Jewish Ethics has recognized two essays that together demonstrate the vitality and breadth of the field of Jewish ethics.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/ethics-essay-prize-winners-2019
Posted on: 2019/06/20 - 11:53am
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Jewish Ethics Conference Gathers Academics, Rabbis and Communal Leaders to Explore Contemporary Questions in a Jewish Framework
What are the key ethical questions facing Jews and Jewish communities today? How can scholars, rabbis and communal leaders discuss ethics in a way that impacts how people behave in the real world?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/jewish-ethics-conference-preview
Posted on: 2019/02/01 - 1:13pm
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Jewish Ethics, #MeToo, and Crowd-Sourced Responsa
This article was originally published on eJewishPhilanthropy on September 13, 2018
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/jewish-ethics-metoo-and-crowd-sourced-responsa
Posted on: 2018/09/14 - 5:50pm
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Seth Rosen Aug 6
In the last several weeks, two experiences, both of them ongoing, have made clear to me the power and persistency of “gathering” as a lynchpin of building and sustaining a spiritual community within the Reconstructionist movement. By “gathering,” I mean physically gathering—being together at the same time, in the same place, for one another and with one another.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/gathering-together
Posted on: 2018/08/06 - 4:45pm
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RRA in the Poor People's Campaign
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/poor-peoples-campaign-national-call-moral-revival
Posted on: 2018/07/02 - 10:24am
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July Leadership Column
I frequently describe myself as an evangelist for progressive religion. I spend much of my time making the case for why folks should belong. Why belong to any religion? Why belong to the Jewish people? Why belong to a synagogue? Why belong to the Reconstructionist movement?
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/drawing-comfort-community
Posted on: 2018/07/02 - 9:57am