Category: Pursuing Justice

Black Jewish Prayers for Dr. Martin Luther King, Shabbat, and Everyday

By Dr. Tarece Johnson

January 15, 2018

In the traditional liturgy, I did not find Shabbat meditation books that were focused on conversion, social justice, and the Black Jewish woman experience. So I did what Jewish women have done through the generations: I wrote a book.

Embracing the Stranger Within and Without: How We Respond to Disability

By Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

September 3, 2017

Jumu’ah Mubaarakah and Shabbat Shalom

By Alden Solovy

July 27, 2017

There’s a test on everything here these days. Patience. Forgiveness. Understanding.

When Jews and Muslims Pray Together

By Rabbi Rachel Barenblat

March 13, 2017

What could we do on our little campus to foster interfaith solidarity and to bring comfort to two minority religious communities whose members are likely sad and anxious about bomb threats at JCCs and reports of rising Islamophobia?

Whole Community Inclusion

By Mikey Hess Webber

February 21, 2017

What I have found most useful is that the word “special needs” is truly expansive. Everyday and everywhere, people face challenges, overcome obstacles, and can benefit from special accommodations.

In Search of a Prayer for the New President

By Alden Solovy

January 10, 2017

Perhaps no single line from Jewish literature sums up the Jewish attitude about prayer and politics than the berakhah in Fiddler on the Roof: “May God bless and keep the Czar … far away from us.”

The Passover Project: Building a Jewish Movement Against Modern Slavery

By Maurice Middleberg

April 28, 2016

For tens of millions of people slavery is not an historic relic. It is the brutal reality of their lives.

Building a Sanctuary of Inclusion

By Lauren Tuchman

February 23, 2016

Before going into a complex description of the building of the mishkan, the portable sanctuary in the desert, God instructs

Are You a Gatekeeper?

By Shelly Christensen

February 4, 2016

Fourteen years ago I accompanied Stephanie to meet with the rabbi of one of the synagogues in my hometown of Minneapolis. It was a unique experience for Stephanie, who lives with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. It was the first time she had been in a synagogue since moving to the Twin Cities fifteen years earlier.

Call for Submissions: Disabilities Awareness Month

By Ritualwell

February 2, 2016

We welcome your submissions on disability, in honor of Disabilities Awareness month.

Category: Pursuing Justice

Black Jewish Prayers for Dr. Martin Luther King, Shabbat, and Everyday

Embracing the Stranger Within and Without: How We Respond to Disability

Jumu’ah Mubaarakah and Shabbat Shalom

When Jews and Muslims Pray Together

Whole Community Inclusion

In Search of a Prayer for the New President

The Passover Project: Building a Jewish Movement Against Modern Slavery

Building a Sanctuary of Inclusion

Are You a Gatekeeper?

Call for Submissions: Disabilities Awareness Month

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The Reconstructionist Network

Read & Rite

Havaya Summer Programs

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Placement Office

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Presence and Absence: Images of the Divine in Kabbalah

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