The Auerbach Launch Grant: An Invitation to Experiment and Create

Participants in a grief retreat sit in a circle inside a yurt

Rabbi Nicole Fix (RRC ’23) is using avant-garde musical theater to bring the Talmud to the stage β€” and sound a warning on the dangers of present-day extremism. Chloe Zelkha, a fourth-year RRC student, is building community for young adults grieving the loss of a parent, partner, sibling or close friend.

While the two projects might at first glance sound dissimilar, they share much in common. Both engage with young Jewish adults who may lack

Federal Direct Loans at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

As graduate students in either the rabbinical program or Master of Arts in Jewish Studies program, matriculated students who are enrolled at the College at least half-time are eligible to apply for a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan up to a maximum of $20,500 per academic year. This Federal Direct loan is an unsubsidized loan, which […]

Reconstructionist Rabbi Featured in Netflix Moses Docudrama Series

Charlton Heston as Moses, arms spread wide, holding his staff as the sky storms.

When Rabbi Maurice Harris set out to write a book about Moses, he never could have imagined where that work would lead.

Now, more than a decade later, Harris is heavily featured in the new Netflix docudrama, Testament: The Story of Moses. The show, which dropped on March 27, is among the streaming platform’s first forays into religion programing. The three-part hybrid-documentary series explores Moses’ story from Jewish, Christian and Muslim perspectives. It intersperses dramatic scenes with actors and interviews with scholars, academics and theologians.

Disabilities and Accommodations Policies

1. Introduction A. Pertinent laws and regulations. Accommodations for disabilities at the post-secondary education level are mandated by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and implementing regulations and various provisions in state law. Section 504 requires all that all federally funded programs, including educational programs where students […]

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