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- RT Article: "Heaven" at the Southeastern Regional Youth Kallah
By Mark Wilco
Mark Wilco describes the magic of the February 11-13th, 2005 Southeasten Regional Youth Kallah.
- RT Article: A 350-Year-Old Jewish Community
By Michael Tayvah
In this article, Rabbi Michael Tayvah guides us through 350 years of Mikve Israel-Emanuel's existence, from its early beginnings as an emigrated Portuguese community to its affiliation with the Reconstructionist movement in 1964. This is an incredible history of the "oldest continuous Jewish community in the Americas."
- RT Article: A Commitment to Caring
By Dr. David Teutsch
How Congregations Become Communities
- RT Article: A Communal Self-Examination
By Rabbi Mordechai Liebling
Women at centerstage
- RT Article: A New Reconstructionist Music Network
By Cantor Sharon Hordes
Answering the question of "Is there such a thing as Reconstructionist Music?" this article reports on the "Multi-Themed Sharing Session for JRF Muscians" workshop at the JRF Portland Convention of 2004.
- RT Article: An Interview With RRC's New President
A conversation with Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz
- RT Article: Becoming a Reconstructionist Affiliate
By Sam Schrager
Since 2001, Temple Beth Hatfiloh of Olympia, WA has been affiliated with the Reconstructionist Movement. This article chronicles their process and also the reasons for why their congregation overwhelmingly chose to join. This article is a great resource for prospective affiliates.
- RT Article: Boundaries and Opportunities
By Carol Towarnicky
Non-Jews in JRF synagogues
- RT Article: Building a Youth Movement
By Emily Snyder
Emily Snyder reports on a Teen Kallah from Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in 2001. Reflecting on the fun on the learning experiences of our Youth Movement, Snyder writes, "Sometimes kids need to be led not by adults, but by older kids."
- RT Article: Building the Building
By Ron Goldwyn
Capital campaigns, Reconstructionist style
- RT Article: Darchei Noam: Priorities for the Future
By Syd Nestel
Self-evaluation by a congregation
- RT Article: Developing Sacred Community
By Rabbi Shawn Zevit
The "Challenge of Growth" leadership series
- RT Article: Enhancing the Rabbi-Congregational Partnership
By Richard Cohen
In March of 2005, the Greater Metropolitan New York Regional Council sponsored a presentation on the complex relationship between Rabbis and congregations. The article summarizes the main points of the presentation that is based upon the The Rabbi-Congregational Relationship: A Vision for the 21st Century
- RT Article: Honoring Our Mothers
The Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation publishes Pirkei Imahot
- 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.
- RT Article: JRF Gains Its First International Associate
By Rabbi Shawn Zevit
Bejt Simcha in the Czech Republic
- RT Article: Living a Values-Based Life
By Rabbi Mordechai Liebling
Excerpted from a sermon at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College graduation
- RT Article: Living in Three Civilizations: A Jewish Delegation to Uganda
By Terri Bernsohn, Robert Israelite
An article on connections forged while in Uganda. The authors write: "We went to Uganda to learn about HIV/AIDS, Africa and to reinvigorate our community. Along the way, we learned about Judaism, social action and ourselves."
- RT Article: Making Judaism a Way of Life
By Dr. David Teutsch
Applying values in congregational life
- RT Article: Mishkan Shalom Finds Its Permanent Home
By Carol Towarnicky
The ups and downs of acquiring a building
- RT Article: Money and Congregational Life
By A Symposium
This article is not online. You can read it in the Winter 1999/2000 Reconstructionism Today magazine, Volume 7 Number 2.
- RT Article: Moshav Noam Co-operative Housing
By Valerie Elliott Hyman
This article discusses how congregation Darchei Noam provides affordable and supportive housing, through a non-profit co-operative, in which many members of the congregation live. From the Winter 1995/1996 Reconstructionism Today magazine, Volume 3 Number 2.
- RT Article: Rabbis and the God of Transformation
By Rabbi Brian Walt
Rabbi Walt discusses a vision of a transformative Judaism, expressed in both the realms of the spiritual (tikkun ha-nefesh) and the social (tikkun ha-olam), applied to the problems of our day. Excerpted from a sermon at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College graduation. From the Winter 1997/1998 Reconstructionism Today magazine, Volume 5 Number 2.
- RT Article: Rating the "High Holidays"
By Rabbi Richard Hirsh
"I'd give it a 7... It had a good beat, and you could davven to it"
- RT Article: Reconstructing a Baptist Church
By Jane Susswein
Members of Bnai Keshet travel to Georgia to help rebuild a burned house of worship. From the Spring 1997 Reconstructionism Today magazine, Volume 4 Number 3.
- RT Article: Reconstructionist Architecture
By Ron Goldwyn
Designing to reflect our values
- RT Article: Reinventing Synagogues and Prayer
By Rabbi Sid Schwarz
Bridging the gap between "keva" and "kavanah"
- RT Article: Scenes from the "Reconvention"
By Lawrence Bush
Report from the Philadelphia Convention, 2000
- RT Article: Scenes from the 40th Reconstructionist Convention
By Lawrence Bush
"Learning for Life" in Portland, Oregon
- RT Article: Serving as a Rabbi in Poland
By Rabbi Marna Sapsowitz
Building a vibrant community despite a traumatic past
- RT Article: Seven Scenes from the Reconstructionist Convention
By Lawrence Bush
Report from the Montreal Convention, 2002
- RT Article: Spirit, Intellect, Community
By Lawrence Bush
Ten Scenes from the FRCH Convention
- RT Article: Synagogue Dues with less Blues
By Rabbi Shawn Zevit
Congregations seek dues policies aligned with Reconstructionist process and Jewish values.
- RT Article: Synagogue Governance as a Sacred Trust
By Rabbi Shawn Zevit
JRF completes its 2001 Leadership workshop series
- RT Article: Synagogue Shopping
By Roberta Israeloff
Finding a home in a Reconstructionist community
- RT Article: Ten Characteristics of My Ideal Congregation
By Dr. David Teutsch
How does yours match up?
- RT Article: The "Welcoming Congregation" of Mishkan Shalom
By Ron Goldwyn
A Minyan of Opinions
- RT Article: The JRF and Your Community
By Chayim Herzig-Marx
What does JRF do that is of direct benefit to affiliates and their members? That this question is asked so frequently offers important lessons...
- RT Article: The JRF Liturgy Project Finds Its Voice
By Phyllis Angel Greenberg
Phyllis Angel Greenberg chronicles Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton's journey through Reconstructionism and her emphasis on music as "the medium through which we convey the liturgy."
- RT Article: The Reconstructionist at 70
By Lawrence Bush, Rabbi Richard Hirsh
A Conversation with the editor of The Reconstructionist, Rabbi Richard Hirsh which puts perspective and sheds insights on 70 years of Reconstructionist intellectual evolution.
- RT Article: The Role of the Rabbi: A Preliminary Perspective
By Rabbi Richard Hirsh
The report of the "Role of the Rabbi" Commission
- RT Article: The RRC Inaugurates a New President
By Dr. David Teutsch
Excerpts from Dr. David A. Teutsch's inaugural address
- RT Article: Values-Based Convention Planning
By Devorah Servi
Devorah Servi gives us the inside look of how the 2004 JRF Convention in Portland came together from cross-continental discussion and decentralization.
- RT Article: West End Synagogue Celebrates Its Twentieth Year
By Jane Weprin-Menzi
Reaching it's 20th anniversary, West End Synagogue celebrates its communal vibrancy and diversity, along with the creativity, uniqueness, and humor of its individual members.
- RT Article: Yad Mordecai Fund Creates New Opportunities for Learning
By Alan Friedlander, Rabbi Marc Margolius
The Yad Mordecai Education Fund was awarded to JRF affiliates who made great strides in adult education and this article reports on the reasons behind each grant. They were inclusive of the Fund's goal: to promote ongoing adult education for Reconstructionists through enhanced materials, teaching methods, programs and more.
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