Rabbi Sid Schwarz

Rabbi Sid Schwarz is the director of the Clergy Leadership Incubator (CLI), a two-year fellowship for rabbis on visionary leadership and institutional transformation. He is the founding rabbi of Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation (Bethesda, Md.), where he continues to teach and lead services. He is the author of three books, including Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World.

Essays

Me & Jewish Supremacy

The idea of chosenness is a barrier to a world in which every human being is seen as made in the image of God, worthy of respect and honor.

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Jews with a Mission

As the participants in Adat Shalom’s service mission in Haiti engage in the practice of literally loving their neighbors as themselves, they feel deeply connected to the people with whom they work, to all of humanity and to the mystery of being.

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Judaism and Justice

Faith communities, when they work, are places that get people to focus on ethical values that encourage greater kindness and generosity, one for the other.

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Rabbis Jacob Staub (reading Torah), Linda Holtzman, Kevin Hale, Reena Spicehandler

Rabbi as Spiritual Leader

What is the role of a rabbi in Reconstructionist congregational life? Rabbi Sid Schwarz argues for a unique role in shaping the congregational culture. (Originally

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