Resources on Jewish Identity
March 12, 2021
Who is a Jew at this time of demographic disruption?
Who is a Jew at this time of demographic disruption?
How do we move our communities toward constructive and meaningful conversations about Israel/Palestine?
This study guide outlines major themes and discussion questions in “Harnessing Technology” co-written by Rabbis Deborah Waxman and Nathan Kamesar.
Rabbi Rachel Weiss challenges the assumptions of how a synagogue should operate by highlighting multi-generational programming and interfaith activism at Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation (JRC) in Evanston, IL.
What are the structures and functions needed to serve the needs of Jews in the twenty-first century?
Explore the history of antisemitism and its shapes today, and reflect upon our contemporary responses.
What are the assumptions about the nature of reality and the human psyche/soul that underlie our spiritual practices? Teachers of different Jewish practices reflect on this question.
How do Jewish communities continue to become spaces for gender liberation?
Rabbi Toba Spitzer dives into the use of metaphors in framing a picture of the Jewish people that is encompassing and defining, drawing on three conceptual metaphors: “covenant,” “narrative” and “tribal.”
In 2018, Rabbis Toba Spitzer and Brant Rosen engaged in an epistolary back and forth on Evolve about the questions of narrative writing around Israel/Palestine. By studying their words, we find a model for how to engage with kavod in a makhloket leshem shamayim.
Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement
Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis
Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues
Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives
