Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations

We've got a new Evolve Podcast episode w/ Rabbi Daniel Swartz, the director of @coejl We talk about the philosophical & theological questions Rabbi Swarz has wrestled with in his work, a global religious leaders meeting at the Vatican & meeting the Pope! loom.ly/lCwYdP0

Listen to a snippet of the first episode in the two-part @EvolveRecon: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations series on Rethinking the Circumcision! Want to listen to the entire episode? Find it here: solo.to/evolverecon @Shteyngart @BruchimOrg

Join us in about 15 minutes for Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 50th Graduation Ceremony. You can watch the live stream here: youtu.be/2baV2al9kLE

Today, May 25th, 2021 is the one-year yahrzeit of the murder of George Floyd (z”l) by the Minneapolis Police Department. A yahrzeit provides us the opportunity to notice the ways in which the memory of a loved one is reverberating in our lives.

Our guest on our special Passover episode of the Evolve Podcast is the legendary Rabbi Arthur Waskow, who created the original Freedom Seder 52 years ago! I Listen using your favorite podcast platform, or click here: loom.ly/DGZGxgs

We're only $270 away from making our $18K #GivingTuesday campaign goal! Please consider making a gift to sustain Reconstructing Judaism in finding innovative ways to keep our communities connected, and provide support to our @RRC_edu rabbinic students! reconstructingjudaism.org/gi…

Rabbi Maurice Harris, "The Power of an Instant Flash of Compassion" #GivingTuesday Beit Midrash fb.watch/261GHmHsSK/ via @FacebookWatch

Save the Date for Tuesday, Dec 1! In the coming weeks, you’ll see more information on how to take part in #GivingTuesday. A Reconstructionist approach to Judaism empowers each of us to shape the kind of Jewish community we want to live in.

Rabbi Deborah Waxman: "Many American Jews considering voting to be a mitzvah, a commandment. It is essential that every vote is counted so that every voice is heard and so that our full-throated democracy can flourish." Read the full statement here: reconstructingjudaism.org/ne…

What gives you hope? "What gives me hope is seeing the wisdom of our ancestors enlivened by the action of our peers to create a world where justice flows like water and righteousness like a neverending stream." - Rabbi Deborah Waxman, president of @ReconJudaism.

Rabbis & Cantors - you did it! Now, give yourself the gift of #HeshbonHeshvan and visit bit.ly/heshbonheshvan to register for our incredible 5 days packed with 40+ sessions for you to Breathe. Create. Dance. Laugh, Learn. Sing. Support. YOU deserve it! #JewishClergySelfCare

Starting October 4th, @Ritualwell is sending spiritual practice straight to your inbox or phone to help you take a moment to rest, to replenish, and to build resilience for this next period of time. Sign up here: ritualwell.org/harvesting-re…

It is God's spirit That broods upon the chaos we have wrought, Disturbing its static wrongs, And stirring into life the formless beginnings Of the new and better world. -Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan

"On this day, we confront that which we spend most of our lives denying - that we shall die and be no more. Yom Kippur awakes us to lead our lives more fully because we come face to face with, and thus must acknowledge, our our mortality." - Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Do we shut down or open up? If I stay home, should I get paid? Should I support contact tracing that may endanger civil liberties? Is rent cancellation a Jewish imperative? Join us for 4 webinars on Jewish law and ethics and COVID-19. Register: loom.ly/LVmeolY

The work to dismantle white supremacy is multifaceted. Many people ask, “What can I do to make a difference?” This High Holiday season, learn more with Dr. Koach Baruch Frazier, @RRC_edu ’24. youtu.be/1mEtrfUtB5M