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Tag: Reconstructionist Judaism

0 Communities Politics

At a synagogue’s election watch party on the Upper West Side, ample nosh but no takers

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 6 Nov

Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann of the Society for the Advancement of Judaism, a Reconstructionist synagogue on New York's Upper West Side, held an election watch party aimed to unite her community during a politically tension-filled evening.

0 Torah Holidays

Parashah of the week: Ha’azinu

Jewish Chronicle · 1 Oct

Parashat Haazinu, read on Shabbat Shuvah, poetically warns of the consequences Israel faces if it fails to uphold the divine covenant.

0 Israel Leadership

Following internal drama over Israel, Reconstructionist Judaism affirms support for progressive Zionism and 2-state solution

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 2 Jul

After internal discord over Israel, the Reconstructionist movement has reasserted its backing for progressive Zionism and a two-state solution, emphasizing its support for Israel's existence and a Palestinian state.

0 Literature History

Hundreds of historic lectures from famous Jewish thinkers are now available at the 92NY’s website

Julia Gergely in JTA · 26 Jun

The 92nd Street Y has digitized over 400 historical lectures from the last 75 years, which are now accessible for free on their website thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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To Whom It May Concern: Mordecai Kaplan the Diarist

Jenna Weissman Joselit in Jewish Review of Books · 11 Jan 2023

Mordecai Kaplan, a prominent figure in modern American Judaism, kept a journal from 1913 to 1981, offering insights into his evolving views and the challenges he faced in reconstructing Judaism for the modern world.

0 Communities Culture

This 80-year-old Montrealer just celebrated her bat mitzvah for the first time

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 12 Jul 2022

Ruth Cooperstock celebrated her bat mitzvah at the age of 80, becoming the oldest Canadian woman to achieve this milestone as part of a Reconstructionist Judaism Movement program.

0 Culture History

Party On: Ep. 310

Unorthodox · 17 Mar 2022

This episode of Unorthodox celebrates 100 years of the American bat mitzvah with Judith Rosenbaum from the Jewish Women’s Archive, discussing its historical significance and evolution.