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In providing venues for both consolation of suffering and the arousal of activism, rabbis lead our synagogues towards becoming communities of deep meaning.
Israelism captures a concerted effort that admonishes American Jews to see Israel as a — or maybe the — pillar of Jewish identity, synonymous with their Jewishness.
These are values and teachings central to our Torah and identity: to care and provide for the most vulnerable, to welcome the stranger, to honor our elders and to care for the sick.
Since Oct. 7, I have been proud to be the pastoral presence and the listening ear for my congregants, even more than I have been a purveyor of wisdom.
Burnout is a problem for rabbis on a scale that has not occurred before in my lifetime.
The first ordained rabbi in America did not arrive until 1840, almost 200 years after the first Jewish arrivals in 1654.
I hold the space between “you shall not change” and “you must change” for every community and individual I am blessed to work with.
The fundamental goal of building Jewish community remains unchanged in 2024.
What is “right speech” regarding intrafaith diversity in multifaith conversation?
A Reconstructionist symposium on the notion of 'chosenness.'

The Reconstructionist Network

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