A rabbi confronts cancer during the High Holy Days
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Reconstructionism Today
Rabbi Seth Goldstein proposes a new holiday to celebrate Judaism's "American redemption." A celebration for all American-Jews, such a holiday would be especially significant for the Reconstructionist movement. After all, "what is Reconstructionism but Judaism of the Jewish people, by the Jewish people and for the Jewish people?"
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Sheri Linder's re-figuring of the Exodus from Egypt is for children, "especially for those who will begin their journeys soon."
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Growing up in another generation did not always afford women the passage of becoming a bat mitzvah. In her article, Sandra Rubenstein recounts her journey to become a bat mitzvah at Kehillat Israel in Pacific Palisades, CA.
Topics: Reconstructionism Today, Bat/Bar Mitzvah
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Shavuot: The Harvest Festival of Torah
The meaning of Torah for Reconstructionist Jews
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Reinventing Synagogues and Prayer
Bridging the gap between "keva" and "kavanah"
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"Gay Judaism" and the Struggle for Inclusion
The overturning of the sodomy laws and the Reconstructionist commitment to inclusion
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The Dynamic Dreidl
Fun games for Hanukah play
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Celebrating Thirty Years of Women as Rabbis
The personal oddyssey of the first Reconstructionist woman rabbi
Topics: Reconstructionism Today, Women
Type: RT Article
Building a Youth Movement
Emily Snyder reports on a Teen Kallah from Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in 2001. Reflecting on the fun on the learning experiences of our Youth Movement, Snyder writes, "Sometimes kids need to be led not by adults, but by older kids."
Topics: Jewish Life, Reconstructionism Today, Jewish Community, Congregational and Organizational Life
Type: RT Article