Nathan Long

Nathan Long lives in Philadelphia and teaches creative writing and gender and sexuality studies at Stockton University. Nathan’s writing has won various awards, including a Truman Capote Literary Scholarship, a Mellon Foundation grant, four Pushcart nominations, and scholarships to Bread Loaf and Sewanee writers’ conferences. His work appears on National Public Radio (US) and in over a hundred publications, including in Tin House, Story Quarterly, Fiction International, Master’s Review, Best Micro Fiction 2020 and Best Small Fiction 2023. Nathan’s collection of fifty short stories, The Origin of Doubt, was a finalist for a 2019 Lambda Award.

Essays

The Reconstructionist Network

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Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement

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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

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Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

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Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Read & Rite

One-stop shop for progressive Jewish books and ritual objects

Havaya Summer Programs

Overnight summer camp and teen Israel experience

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

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The Reconstructionist Network

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A pure white, blank image with no distinguishable features or content.
A blank white square image.

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