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The Priestly Blessing in Light of the Murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor
How might we transform the traditional words of our liturgy to address our pain and commitment?
Beruriah’s Wisdom: Everything we have is borrowed from a Divine source
What if we were to understand divinity as the source from which we borrow all that we have — our loved ones, our bodies, our material possessions, our memories?
The Death of Aaron
How do we imagine the death of Aaron, the High Priest — the pursuer of peace, the brother of Moses?
Never Again: Expanding Our Hearts
We celebrate our liberation from slavery on Pesakh, and we work for the liberation of all those who remain oppressed, including undocumented people held in ICE prisons.
We Value the Questions
Why becoming Jewish is attractive.
A Pesah Tale
“Rabbi Elazar son of Azaria said: Here, I might as well be seventy years old, and still, I could...
Developing a Jewish Identity: A Mystery
People begin to form a Jewish identity in a myriad of ways.
Pursuing Justice
We must teach these words to our children. We cannot afford to be distracted; the world depends on us.
Merit
The mystics of Safed taught that we should not begin our prayers without first adopting the proper...
A Footnote to “Reconstructing Judaism”
In a depressed mood, Kaplan found the following prayer helpful. He hoped to “reconstruct himself.”...
Justice Work is a Mitzvah
How do we work to make things better? This interpretation of the morning Shaharit offers a way in: to act in spiritual alignment with creation for a more equitable and just world.
Communities of Commitment
Community can only exist on mutual interconnection and commitment, but more than ever, congregations fear asking for that level of engagement from members for fear of scaring them off.
Micah’s Message
How can we feel sorrow and embrace joy at the same time? This is a question for all of us, but one that especially speaks to social justice activists.
Text Resources
Explore short reflections on inspiring texts.
Our Responsibility
Drawing from teachings in the Babylonian Talmud, Rabbi David Teutsch teaches that “silence is consent.” For American Jewish communities, keeping silent about injustice emerging in Israel makes Jews complicit in those acts of injustice.
Evolve is a project of Reconstructing Judaism
