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- Article: The Four Faces Of Tu Bishvat
By Jeremy Benstein
An exploration of the ramifications of Tu Bishvat in the Economic, Spiritual, National-Political and Ecological spheres from ancient times to the present.
- Audio Interview: Passover: The Holiday
By Rabbi Jacob Staub, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
Rabbis Jacob Staub and Shawn Zevit discuss the basis for the holiday of Passover, how it developed over the centuries to become the most celebrated Jewish festival today, the major themes that the exodus and Passover convey to us from a Reconstructionist perspective. An episode of Heart, Mind and Spirit, the first regularly scheduled Reconstructionist radio show in the history of the movement.
- Audio Interview: Passover: The Seder
By Rabbi Richard Hirsh, Rabbi Joy Levitt, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
An overview of the structure, development and religious meanings of the haggadah and the Passover seder with Rabbis Joy Levitt and Richard Hirsh. Includes a special behind-the-scenes look at the new Reconstructionist Haggadah A Night of Questions and accompanying music CD. An episode of Heart, Mind and Spirit, the first regularly scheduled Reconstructionist radio show in the history of the movement.
- Audio Interview: Rosh Hashana
By Rabbi Richard Hirsh, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
Join Rabbis Hirsh and Zevit in a rich and meaningful dialogue about one of the most powerful and widely celebrated times of the Jewish Year Cycle. How did the idea and timing of a Jewish New Year evolve? What are the key practices and structures that express the central ideas of this High Holy Day? What are particular Reconstructionist approaches? An episode of Heart, Mind and Spirit, the first regularly scheduled Reconstructionist radio show in the history of the movement.
- Audio Interview: Shavuot
By Rabbi Shai Gluskin, Rabbi Linda Potemken, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
Rabbi Shai Gluskin and Rabbi Linda Potemken explore the history and meaning of the Jewish spring festival, the counting of the Omer, and the time of "receiving of the Torah". An episode of Heart, Mind and Spirit, the first regularly scheduled Reconstructionist radio show in the history of the movement.
- Audio Interview: Sukkot
By Rabbi Vivian Schirn, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
Rabbi Vivian Schirn discusses the origins, development and practices of the fall Festival of Booths, with attention to home and synagogue celebration in this episode of Heart, Mind and Spirit, the first regularly scheduled Reconstructionist radio show in the history of the movement.
- Bibliography: Holiday Book List for Educators
By Rabbi Shai Gluskin
Great books for teaching kids about Jewish holidays. Contains a section of general books covering multiple holidays, books to teach about God and the holidays as well as special sections for books about Hanukah and the High Holy Days.
- Bibliography: Tu B'Shevat Resources
By Rabbi Shai Gluskin
An annotated list of many web links and one book - all about Tu B'Shevat for children and adults! Includes background information, history, stories, activities, seder readings and more.
- Class Activity: Hebrew Slaves And Israeli Foreign Workers
By Rabbi Amy Klein
Torah text and newspaper articles draw connections between contemporary Israeli foreign workers and ancient Hebrew slaves. Includes discussion questions and links to Israeli human rights organizations' websites.
- Class Activity: Plant Trees And Protect Wildlife
By Rabbi Amy Klein
An activity from the Jerusalem Bird Observatory explaining how trees support wildlife and inviting kids to collect tzedakah to plant a tree locally.
- Class Activity: Purim Customs Around The World
By Rabbi Amy Klein
Explains some unusual Purim customs from around the world and asks children to compare and contrast these customs to their own.
- Class Activity: The Four Children Count the Omer
By Rabbi Shai Gluskin
Explores four different perspectives on counting the omer, based on the four children of the Passover seder. Includes discussion questions at the end. For middle school through adult learners.
- Class Activity: Useful Art Projects Using Recycled Materials
By Rabbi Amy Klein
Directions to make fabric lunch boxes and flowerpots out of used materials you can find around the house. A great Tu Bishvat activity!
- FAQ: Purim FAQ
By Rabbi Shai Gluskin
Questions and answers about Purim, from "What is Purim?" to "Why do some people get drunk on Purim? Isn't that inappropriate?" and more!
- Lesson Plan: Esther Chapter 1 - What Does It Mean?
By Rabbi Shai Gluskin
A lesson plan for 4th grade and up that asks students to think critically about Chapter One of the Book of Esther and relate it to a Chelm story and a dictionary definition of "satire."
- Lesson Plan: Rosh Hashanah Experience
By Michal Marks
A Rosh Hashanah program appropriate for primary and secondary school students. This program uses multiple stations, which creates a diversity of activities and allows for many students to participate at once.
- Listserve Thread: High Holiday Children's Services
By Sara Mosenkis
Children's High Holiday services are a recurring topic of discussion on the edtalk listserv. Here are conversations from March 2003 and May-June 2004. There are posts from four educators suggesting different formats and resources for children of various ages.
- Other: Unmasking Contemporary Israeli Heroines
By Rabbi Amy Klein
From Esther and Vashti to Knesset Member Shulamit Aloni, Israel has a long history of strong Jewish women. Here are biographies of seven contemporary female Israeli heroes.
- Poem: Rhyming Introductions For Megillat Esther Chapters
By Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman
A fun rhyming summary to introduce each chapter of the Book of Esther written for Purim 5765 at Congregation Shaarei Shamayim in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Recipe: Multicultural Haroset Recipes
By Rabbi Amy Klein
Three haroset recipes from Ashkenazic, Morrocan and Egyptian traditions.
- Ritual: Israeli Independence Day Ceremony
By Rabbi Rebecca Lillian
A service for Yom Ha'atzma'ut with celebratory and memorial components through readings, poetry and song.
- Ritual: Reconstructionist Sukkot
By JRF Midwest Congregations
For Sukkot of 5767 (2006) a group of JRF's Midwest congregations decided to collaboratively create a Sukkot supplement to be used in their synagogues. The idea was to bring ritually oriented folk together from multiple synagogues to create something of value that all these synagogues, and others could use. Then JRF Regional Director Dina April functioned as organizer and editor for the project.
- Text Compilation: Climate Change - Musar and Text
By Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb
"MUSSAR as a Jewish Resource on Climate Change, and All Else" and "Jewish Texts as Resources on Global Climate Change"
- Text Compilation: Tu Bishvat Seder Texts
By Rabbi Amy Klein
Three selections you may wish to use in your Tu Bishvat Seder by secular Zionist thinker A. D. Gordon, Haskalah poet Saul Tchernikovsky and Reb Nachman of Bratslav.
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