Benefits of Belonging

Your dues to the Jewish Reconstructionist Communities help:

Renew Jewish thought and philosophy at large
Expand the presence of progressive Jewish communities throughout North America and the world
Represent the Jewish Reconstructionist Communities in larger Jewish settings

Identify as Reconstructionist congregations
Participate in our movement-wide Plenum
Receive help searching for, hiring, and retaining a Reconstructionist rabbi
May apply for an Aviv no-interest loan, designed to help grow individual congregations and the Reconstructionist movement
Receive regular news of the movement electronically, including a relaunched Reconstructionism Today!
Qualify for discounts on Reconstructionist Press publications, including the Kol HaNeshamah prayer book series

and the three-volume Guide to Jewish Practice
Receive help marketing their congregations and growing membership

Congregational Marketing Resource Kit
New in 2016: a preferred partnership with Israel Experts to support Israel engagement and Israel travel
JewishRecon.org, relaunching in 2016
Ritualwell.org
Jewish distance learning
Peer listservs for Reconstructionist community leaders
Experts among the RRC faculty and Jewish Reconstructionist Communities staff in such areas as Israel engagement, ritual and theology, marketing, communications, and modern Jewish identity
Assistance with experiential and informal education
Information about best practices for congregational administration and governance
Participation in local presidents’ and/or rabbis’ groups where available
Membership for your executive director in CEDAR, the professional organization for Reconstructionist executive directors
Membership for your educators in RENA, the Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Participation in peer-to-peer networks on topics of shared concern and facilitated by RRC/JRC staff
Participation in local programs organized by movement staff and crafted to match local interest (Program planning and execution will require local volunteers)
Leadership training for presidents and rabbis
Access to visiting scholars (Scheduling to be mutually agreed upon. Fees depend upon the length and format of the visit and the scholar. A listing of RRC faculty can be found at www.rrc.edu/faculty)
Jewish distance learning
Reconstructionist youth retreats designed for grades 4–12

Affiliated communities have access to the expert knowledge of RRC/JRC faculty and staff on topics such as:

A fuller description of the benefits of Reconstructionist affiliation is included in the materials that can be downloaded here:

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