Home page of PEARL (Providing Education and Resources for Leadership) , a distance-learning program for congregational leaders and professionals that ran from 2008-2014.
Type: Other
Congregational and Organizational Life
Rabbi Richard Hirsh discusses the importance of providing grape juice in addition to wine at congregational and ritual gatherings.
Topics: Jewish Practice, Community Building, Congregational and Organizational Life, Family Issues, Holy Days and Rituals, Religious Values, Pesach, Building Community, Inclusive Communities
Type: Policy
Wrestling With Rest
A community process to resolve questions about observance of Shabbat
Topics: Congregational Development, Jewish Practice, Community Building, Congregational and Organizational Life, Holy Days and Rituals
Type: Profile
Scenes from the "Reconvention"
Report from the 2000 JRF Convention in Philadelphia.
Type: RT Article
Mishkan Shalom Finds Its Permanent Home
The ups and downs of acquiring a building
Type: RT Article
Synagogue Governance as a Sacred Trust
The conclusion of JRF's 2001 Leadership workshop series
Type: RT Article
Rating the "High Holidays"
"I'd give it a 7... It had a good beat, and you could davven to it"
Topics: Jewish Life, Reconstructionism Today, Holidays, Congregational and Organizational Life, Holy Days and Rituals
Type: RT Article
Boundaries and Opportunities
Non-Jews in JRF synagogues
Type: RT Article
Serving as a Rabbi in Poland
Building a vibrant community despite a traumatic past
Type: RT Article
Becoming a Reconstructionist Affiliate
Since 2001, Temple Beth Hatfiloh of Olympia, WA has been affiliated with the Reconstructionist Movement. This article chronicles their process and also the reasons for why their congregation overwhelmingly chose to join. This article is a great resource for prospective affiliates.
Topics: Congregational Development, Reconstructionism Today, Affiliation Process, Membership, Congregational and Organizational Life
Type: RT Article