Justice
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.
Getting Ready for Elijah
Were the Prophet Elijah to arrive at our seders, what would he witness? Are our lives filled with empathy and compassion? Are we dedicated to justice and peace?
Hope as an Ethical Imperative
Having faith in the power of an ethical/spiritual vision guides our action and activism toward revitalization, justice and compassion.
Hanukkah, Light and Resistance
This piece is taken from the dvar Torah delivered at the inaugural meeting of the Jews of Color...
Halleluyah
Through practicing gratitude and recognizing the complexities of privilege, we are better suited to pursue the work of changing the world.
Human Composting: A Reconstructionist Rabbi’s View
Recently legalized in Washington state, human composting is a new alternative to burial and cremation. How do Reconstructionists balance tradition with innovation in this case?
What Happens When Everything Is Broken? Grappling With #DefundthePolice
The entire paradigm underlying contemporary policing in the United States is broken. Jewish sources provide a way forward to a new model of policing.
Generational Change: Crossing Over to a New Land
As the Israelites in the book of Numbers undergo a generational transition in leadership in order to enter the Promised Land, so must we prepare to cross over to a new post-COVID-19 world, addressing racial injustice and environmental calamity.
A Time for Anger
How can we be surprised that people are angry? And how can we argue when that anger is expressed?
Lessons Learned From the Pandemic of Our Lives
Our goal is not to “get back to normal.” It is to emerge more sustainable, more just and more connected than before.
Empathy Doesn’t Come With Conditions: A Jewish response to the murder of George Floyd
Comforting African-Americans who are mourning the death of George Floyd requires the unconditional empathy due to every mourner, according to Jewish law.
To Be a Mystic-Activist
To be a mystic-activist means that I must live in the light of what I know to be true. Through this light, I must heal the racism that is my conditioning and find the deeper knowing that we are one Being.
Now I Finally Get It: What George Floyd Has Taught Me
“Black Lives Matter” is an insistent cry that it’s way past time for America to acknowledge the sin of racism and to stop acting as if Black lives don’t matter.
Liberating the Future: Passover and Beyond
Jewish rituals can be revitalized and transformed by activism as uplifting and effective vessels of social transformation.
“It Is Not Good for the Human to Be Alone”: Community Organizing as Spiritual Practice
Not only does organizing have an impact on the outside world, on power relations and on policies. It also shapes our inner lives and offers us the potential to cultivate a deeper spiritual awareness.
Evolve is a project of Reconstructing Judaism
