The “Chosen People” Reconsidered: 1984 Symposium
November 3, 2025
First published in The Reconstructionist, September 1984, pp. 8-27
Rabbi David Brusin was among the first graduates at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. He also received an M.A. and an ABD in philosophy at Temple University. He served as Director of Jewish Studies at Milwaukee Jewish Day School 1986-1994. He served as the first resident rabbi of Congregation Shir Hadash in Milwaukee, WI 1993-2014. He taught at local colleges throughout his tenure at Shir Hadash, and he continues to teach at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee and at Ripon College.
First published in The Reconstructionist, September 1984, pp. 8-27
Kaplan was convinced that the Zionist movement had made a serious error in not first negotiating directly with the Arabs.
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
