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Resources on “Why Be Jewish?”

  • March 12, 2021

How do Jewish living and study make our lives richer and more meaningful?

Hashivenu, episode 2: Teshuvah & Forgiveness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYEsMNpcHNU

Rabbi Marley Weiner on Mussar practice

For continued reading:

Judaism as a Generation: Kaplan, Levi-Strauss, and Why I Believe in the Jewish Future by Rabbi Deborah Glanzberg-Krainin

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Read & Rite

One-stop shop for progressive Jewish books and ritual objects

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Havaya Summer Programs

Overnight summer camp and teen Israel experience

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis