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New Grants Keep RRC ‘Boldly Relevant’

May 2, 2023

Two recent grants will help Reconstructing Judaism advance its strategic priorities of pursuing racial justice, investing in rabbinic education and strengthening Jewish communities.

The Wabash Center, which funds higher education in religion and theological studies, awarded $30,000 in new funding to Reconstructing Judaism. With this fiscal support, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College — part of Reconstructing Judaism — will partner with the Inside Out Wisdom and Action Project on integrating the project’s “Dismantling Racism From the Inside Out” curriculum with faculty members.

You Should Know… Rabbinical Student Stephanie Breitsman, Inspector of Torah Scrolls

March 9, 2023

The rabbi in training at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Wyncote just felt “anxious around Torah,” she said. Like the people at synagogue who are afraid to volunteer to lift the Torah during services, she was worried she would drop it and offend God … or something like that.

Reconstructionist Jews call for reparations, embark on racial justice pilgrimages

February 1, 2023

On the cusp of Black History Month, and as the nation continues to mourn for Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who died after a severe beating by five Black now-former police officers, one small Jewish movement is taking a stand.

You Should Know …. Rabbi Alex Weissman

January 22, 2023

Rabbi Alex Weissman remembers walking into the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Wyncote for the first time. It was November 2010, and he was a 27-year-old Tufts University graduate who had held a few jobs with community and service-minded organizations, like the Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies & Training in New York City.

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‘What It Means to Be Human in an Algorithmized World’

July 11, 2022

Legal scholar, philosopher and policy analyst Nathalie Smuha spends a lot of time thinking, writing and advising about artificial intelligence. Namely, Smuha believes that society’s increasing reliance on algorithms presents pressing legal and moral questions — and governments, corporations and citizens are not paying enough attention.

Former Journalist Finds Calling Later in Life — as a Rabbi

June 13, 2022

This article was originally published in the Jewish Exponent on June 8, 2022.

Watch & Listen: Let Silence be Praise for God

June 1, 2022

Reconstructionist Judaism offers a spiritual and communal home to all who seek connection and meaning. And the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College trains diverse and dynamic rabbis who make Jewish experiences accessible to all.Take, for example, Rabbi Adam Cerino Jones. Growing up in an interfaith home, he did not see a place for himself in any Jewish community until a Hillel rabbi convinced him that not only could he lead an authentically Jewish life, but he could also be a rabbi.

Six Years Removed from Policy Shift, Rabbis with Non-Jewish Partners Continue to Embody Reconstructionist Values, Even as Challenges Persist

February 9, 2022

Rabbis Donna Cephas, Sandra Lawson and Michael Hess Webber each took very different paths to becoming Reconstructionist rabbis. Despite disparate journeys, the three religious leaders have continuously demonstrated dedication, creativity and an ability to inspire others. Their stories share an additional element: their paths to the rabbinate were once blocked because their partners are not Jewish.

RRC Student Armin Langer Selected for J Street Seminary Fellowship

October 14, 2021

Armin Langer, a rabbinical student in his final year at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, has been selected to participate in J Street’s Seminary Student Fellowship for the 2021-22 academic year.

Sharon Kleinbaum, RRC ’90, rabbi of New York City LGBTQ synagogue, picked to rejoin US religious freedom commission

August 11, 2021

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, who has led New York City’s Congregation Beth Simchat Torah since 1992, is one of President Joe Biden’s choices to join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

New Grants Keep RRC ‘Boldly Relevant’

You Should Know… Rabbinical Student Stephanie Breitsman, Inspector of Torah Scrolls

Reconstructionist Jews call for reparations, embark on racial justice pilgrimages

You Should Know …. Rabbi Alex Weissman

‘What It Means to Be Human in an Algorithmized World’

Former Journalist Finds Calling Later in Life — as a Rabbi

Watch & Listen: Let Silence be Praise for God

Six Years Removed from Policy Shift, Rabbis with Non-Jewish Partners Continue to Embody Reconstructionist Values, Even as Challenges Persist

RRC Student Armin Langer Selected for J Street Seminary Fellowship

Sharon Kleinbaum, RRC ’90, rabbi of New York City LGBTQ synagogue, picked to rejoin US religious freedom commission

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