Reconstructionism Today

Rabbi Amy Klein describes how a woman's body becomes "public property" during pregnancy in Israel.

Phyllis Angel Greenberg chronicles Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton's journey through Reconstructionist Judaism and her emphasis on music as "the medium through which we convey the liturgy."

In this article, Rabbi Michael Tayvah guides us through 350 years of Mikve Israel-Emanuel's existence, from its early beginnings as an emigrated Portuguese community to its affiliation with the Reconstructionist movement in 1964. This is an incredible history of the "oldest continuous Jewish community in the Americas."

As a young man, reading Mordecai Kaplan helped Chuck Konigsberg to reconcile his mind and his heart when it came to Jewish ritual. Konigsberg's article is an answer to those who feel that belief and observance are at odds.