Yaela Wiser

Yaela Wiser is an eighth-grader and a newly minted Jewish adult living with her parents outside of Boston. She’s a poet, game designer, artist and nature lover. She plays piano and clarinet, and volunteers in the classrooms of her former Hebrew school. Yaela, a seventh-year Girl Scout, is deeply committed to social justice. She loves to read and holds a particular interest in fantasy literature. Yaela is also the fifth and youngest grandchild of Rabbis Phyllis Berman and Arthur Waskow. While preparing for her bat mitzvah, and specifically, for her d’var Torah, she picked the part of her Torah portion that she found the most egregious and stated: “That’s what I want to talk about.” She prepared this d’var Torah in collaboration with Rabbi Jessica Dell’Era.

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

A blank white square with no visible content.
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