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America's First Bat Mitzvah podcast promo
Many Jews have heard that the first bat mitzvah celebration took place in 1922 in a Reconstructionist congregation — and that the first girl to become a bat mitzvah was Judith Kaplan, daughter of Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism. Much less familiar are the historical factors leading to that moment, or why it took several more decades before the bat mitzvah as we know it to take root.
Posted on: 2021/05/27 - 10:35am
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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