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Congregational Safety Resources

In the months since the October 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack, we have been sharing resources with Reconstructionist communities that address questions of how to make our synagogues safer while also upholding Jewish values of racial justice, interfaith community building, and equity. This page gathers together what we’ve shared so far with our educators, executive directors and presidents.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/synagogue-safety-security-and-values-resources

Posted on: 2019/04/29 - 1:45pm

Israeli-Palestinian History from a Progressive Zionist Perspective

This 3-part online class is based on a slideshow with the instructor, Rabbi Maurice Harris, narrating, followed by some Q and A with members of Or Haneshamah (Ottawa, ON, Canada).

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/israeli-palestinian-history-progressive-zionist-perspective

Posted on: 2021/07/13 - 12:45pm

2021 Auerbach Grant Recipients

Reconstructing Judaism’s Auerbach Launch Grants and Ignition Grants support rabbinical students and rabbis in reconstructing the Jewish landscape to be more inclusive and engaging. This year’s winners point the way to a dynamic Jewish future.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/2021-auerbach-launch-and-ignition-grant-recipients

Posted on: 2021/07/13 - 10:56am

Reconstructing Judaism Over the Next Five Years

by Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., and Seth Rosen

In March 2021, the board of governors unanimously adopted a five-year strategic plan for Reconstructing Judaism. The new strategic plan reaffirms our longstanding commitments, transforms our ideological interest in innovation into strategy, and charts new paths forward around engagement of individuals and communities through both in-person and online platforms.

The plan identifies five key goals, equal in importance:

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/reconstructing-judaism-over-next-five-years

Posted on: 2021/06/16 - 2:02pm