Composing a New Liturgy Connected to Our Deepest Concerns
May 2, 2025
For many people, the liturgy seems disconnected from their concerns, hopes, dreams and challenges.
For many people, the liturgy seems disconnected from their concerns, hopes, dreams and challenges.
A word of Torah focusing on this moment in Israel and also the upcoming presidential debate. The “psalm” is composed of a number of verses
Judaism needs to be disrupted to respond to our radically changed world.
Synagogues are in trouble. I suggest that we revisit Kaplan’s notion of the synagogue-center.
In this speech from the 2017 RRA convention, Rabbi Michael Strassfeld reflects on redemption, responsibility and embodying Torah as Jewish leaders and community members.
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
