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Adina Newberg
Adina Newberg is an Israeli living and working in the United States. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. After teaching for many years at the University of Pennsylvania and at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College she has retired from teaching but continues to pursue her research interests. Her areas of research include various aspects of contemporary Jewish liberal religion in both countries, as well as issues of adult change and transformation through learning.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/profile/adina-newberg-phd
Posted on: 2016/02/15 - 1:10pm
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Israel Lights in Darkness
Since I’ve arrived in Israel, I’ve been hearing the phrase “during these dark days” as a preamble to any discussion of social and political issues. The atmosphere is tentative, and a bit heavy. Along with winter’s progression of light becoming dimmer and dimmer, the almost daily terrorist attacks emphasize a sense of helplessness and doom. Many Israelis feel paralyzed: not believing the situation can change, they also don’t think that there is anything they can personally do to change it.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/israeli-jewish-renaissance-lights-darkness
Posted on: 2016/02/15 - 1:34pm
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Jeffrey Schein
Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Schein, serves as Senior Education Consultant for the Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood. He is also currently director of “Text Me: Judaism and Technology,” a joint project of the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland and The Covenant Foundation. He was previously director of the Adolescent Initiative and Special Projects for the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/profile/rabbi-jeffrey-schein
Posted on: 2016/02/17 - 11:07am
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Sid Schwarz
Rabbi Sid Schwarz is a 1980 graduate of RRC. He is a senior fellow at Clal: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership and the director of the Clergy Leadership Incubator (CLI), a two year fellowship for rabbis on visionary leadership and change management.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/profile/rabbi-sid-schwarz-phd
Posted on: 2016/02/17 - 12:04pm
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About Recon - Intellectual Origins
The name Reconstructionist was coined in the first half of the 20th century to describe an approach to understanding and living a Jewish life that dates back to the sixth century B.C.E. Jeremiah illustrated this approach as he confronted the challenges of early Israel.. Correctly sensing that the community was facing great changes, Jeremiah understood that it was his role as a Jewish leader:
To uproot and to pull down, To destroy and to overthrow, To build and to plant.” (Jer. 1:10)
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/reconstructionist-movement-intellectual-origins
Posted on: 2016/03/22 - 6:01pm
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Dan Ehrenkrantz
Having served as president from 2002 to 2013, Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz now advises various departments of RRC, helping them to achieve their strategic aims. Ehrenkrantz draws on many years of experience in nonprofit leadership. He was named one of the 50 most-influential American rabbis by Newsweek magazine for seven consecutive years and was the first graduate of RRC to assume its presidency.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/profile/rabbi-dan-ehrenkrantz
Posted on: 2016/03/22 - 6:03pm
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Reconstructionist Educators' FAQs
Click here to read the developmental introduction to these FAQs
Questions About God “Do Reconstructionists believe in God?” “Do I have to believe in God to be a Jew?” Posted on: 2016/03/24 - 6:10pm
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Introduction to Reconstructionist Educators' FAQs
Click here to read the FAQs themselves.
What is going on in a child’s mind when they ask a question? Rabbi Harold Kushner tells the amusing story of the parent who wanted to provide sophisticated theological answers to his five-year-old son who had asked about God. The father explained how God wasn’t really a person, but was instead a spirit, a miraculous presence. A few minutes later the five-year-old came back to his father and said, “I got it. God is like Casper the Friendly Ghost.”
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/introduction-reconstructionist-educators-faqs
Posted on: 2016/03/24 - 6:12pm
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Affiliation Benefits
Your dues to Reconstructing Judaism help:
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Nurture communities that are inclusive, participatory, and dynamic
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Run Camp Havaya
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Print prayer books
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Educate Jewish leaders
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Renew Jewish thought and philosophy at large
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Expand the presence of progressive Jewish communities throughout North America and the world
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Represent Reconstructing Judaism in larger Jewish settings
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/affiliation-benefits
Posted on: 2018/05/01 - 12:16pm
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Affil. benefits for Children
Camp Havaya
Camp Havaya (formerly known as Camp JRF) is a joyful and welcoming Jewish youth community that transforms lives. This top-rated summer camp provides a fun, creative and inclusive Reconstructionist community for young people ages 7 to17.
https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/affiliation-benefits-children
Posted on: 2016/04/07 - 12:22pm
