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- Article: A Reconstructionist View on Patrlineal Descent
By Rabbi Jacob Staub
"A Reconstructionist view on patrilineal descent."
This is an article from the journal "Judaism", Volume 34 no 1, Winter 1985, p 97-106.
- Article: Boundaries and Identity: Discussing Where We Stand and Who We Are
By Rabbi Richard Hirsh
An article on how to discuss the "how" and "what" of setting boundaries around interfaith families and who is Jewish for the purpose of religious school attendance in your congregation. Why are these discussions important? What gets in the way of having them?
- Article: Educating Future Jews: Jewish Americans or American Jews?
By Sarah Rubin
A frank exploration of the purpose of religious school and how conflicting religious status and identy can be addressed within JRF congregations. Are we teaching our children to take on American culture and values from a Jewish perspective or are we teaching them to explore Jewish culture and values from an American perspective?
- Article: Educational Boundaries
By Rabbi Amy Joy Small
Rabbi Amy Small explores how children's Jewish identity (or lack thereof) affects their experience in Hebrew school and affirms the recommendation of the 1998 Boundaries and Opportunities on the Role of Non-Jews in JRF congregations that "children who receive formal instruction in another religion must not be enrolled in JRF religious schools."
- Article: Jewish Idenity and Patrlineal Descent: Some Second Thoughts
By Rabbi Richard Hirsh
Article on Patrlineal Descent from the Reconstructionist, Volume 49 no 5, March 1984, p 25-28, 34.
- Article: Making Our Synagogues Vessels of Tikkun Olam
By Rabbi Mordechai Liebling
Rabbi Mordechai Liebling is the Torah of Money director at the Shefa Fund. This article is adapted from a talk at the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Tikkun Olam Kallah March, 2003.
- Article: The Gifts They Give: Non-Jewish Parents Helping to Raise their Jewish Children
By Barbara Carr
A story of two Roman Catholic women married to Jewish men taking charge of leading a chaotic family service for their children when the rabbi didn't show up that encourages us to welcome and appreciate the contributions of non-Jewish parents of Jewish children.
- Article: The Matrilneal Principle in Historical Perspective
By Shaye J.D. Cohen
From the journal "Judaism", Volume 34 no 1, Winter 1985, p 5-13.
- Article: Toward a Reasonable Future for the Jewish People
By Rabbi Jack Cohen
from the journal "Judaism", Vol. 34 no 1, Winter 1985, p 20-23
- Bibliography: Tikkun Olam Resources In Israel
By Rabbi Amy Klein
A list of web links to Israeli groups working in these fields: Civil and Human Rights Organizations; Peace Movements and Organizations; Dialogue Groups; Coexistence Projects
- Policy: Recommendation on Membership and School Enrollment
By JRF Task Force On The Role Of Non-Jews In JRF Congregations
An excerpt from Boundaries and Opportunities report on the role of non-Jews in JRF congregations, which includes the commission's recommendations on membership and religious school enrollment. A summary of the report is also available in the Online Resource Library and the full report is available for purchase from the Reconstructionist Press.
- Policy: Summary of Boundaries and Opportunities Report
By JRF Task Force On The Role Of Non-Jews In JRF Congregations
After two years of study and discussion, the JRF Task Force on the Role of Non-Jews in JRF Congregations released the Boundaries and Opportunities Report. This summary of the report give background information, outlines the twelve recommendations made by the Task Force and explains a Reconstructionist decision making process that can be used to further discuss relevant issues locally in each congregation. The full report is available for purchase from the Reconstructionist Press.
- RT Article: Jews and Fellow Travelers: Appreciating the Gifts of Non-Jewish Partners
By Rabbi Maurice Harris
Rabbi Harris's article, written after his workshop at the 2004 JRF Convention, focuses on the benefits that non-Jews, mostly with Jewish partners, bring to the community. Harris leads us away from the "framework of cost," to open up the conversation on intermarriage.
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