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“So long as there is life there is hope. So long as there are human beings in whom reason and spirit still assert themselves, there is room for faith in God.” - Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, unpublished manuscript from the 1940s #MordecaiMonday

@ReconJudaism & @ReconRabbis has signed on to the following PIN Statement: loom.ly/gk-PRYQ

"Bless all of the Israelis in the Land and outside the Land who are rising to defend Democracy ... Help them to save the State of Israel’s democracy because we have learned that Democracy is sacred." loom.ly/SGp2Avo

Rabbi Elyse Wechterman, CEO of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, has signed on with over 200 other religious leaders in the Pope's call for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Read the full statement here: loom.ly/dgXDI0Q

Don't forget to join @EvolveRecon TODAY (Thurs, March 23) at 2 p.m. EDT for "Choosing Life: The Spiritual Challenge of Climate Crisis and Environmental Racism" with Rabbi Julie Greenberg and Rabbi Jacob Staub. Register here for FREE: reconstructingjudaism.org/event/choosing…

What a great Shabbat with so many of our Rabbis and all the other participants on this pilgrimage. Today we spent time in Selma and Birmingham.

Hinei Ma Tov! Behold how good and how pleasant it is when Reconstructionist Rabbis come together in Atlanta to participate in "Reckoning Together: A Reconstructionist Pilgrimage Towards Racial Justice"

What a great start to what we are sure will be an amazing experience! Tonight we had our opening session with Reconstructing Judaism for "Reckoning Together: A Reconstructionist Pilgrimage Towards Racial Justice." We can't wait for tomorrow!

@ReconJudaism and @ReconRabbis are proud to release our 2023 Climate Action Plan: reconstructingjudaism.org/news/2023-clim… #JewishClimateAction, #JewishClimateLeadershipCoalition, #Adamah

Join the RRA and the Progressive Israel Network on Sunday, March 12 at 6:00pm, outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel (1000 H Street NW, near Metro Center station). We’re saying No to Smotrich, No to Hate!

The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association and Reconstructing Judaism condemn the killings of Hallel and Yagel Yamiv, and Elan Ganeles by terrorists in the West Bank. reconstructingjudaism.org/news/shootings…

We've got a new Evolve Podcast episode w/ Rabbi Daniel Swartz, the director of @coejl We talk about the philosophical & theological questions Rabbi Swarz has wrestled with in his work, a global religious leaders meeting at the Vatican & meeting the Pope! loom.ly/lCwYdP0

Rabbi Rachel Weiss (@RRC_edu '09) of @JRCEvanston will be on @WBEZreset with @SashaAnnSimons at 11 a.m. CST/12 p.m. EST, TODAY (Fri, Feb. 24), talking about the "Day of Hate" that white supremacist groups have scheduled for tomorrow. Listen live here: loom.ly/3whO-rg

How do we giddily celebrate the world gone mad in Sushan when our weather foretells our own world gone mad? Read "The Constant Mask: Purim in a Winterless World" by Rabbi Benjamin Weiner: loom.ly/JgQ3kvE

Read this week's Kavannah, "Writing Your Own Megillah" from RRC Student, Steph Breitsman in: loom.ly/KV2CKOs

Reproductive freedom is a Jewish value, FULL STOP. This is why we are partnering with @NCJW this #ReproShabbat on Feb 17-18 to celebrate reproductive health, rights, and access and to recognize that our fight is far from over. Learn more and join us at ncjw.org/shabbat!

Mazel Tov to @rabbijames Greene, who has been named to CEO of Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts, a nonprofit perhaps best known for its decades-long resettlement of refugees in the Greater Springfield area. loom.ly/XE8OWlg

We are proud to join @TheRAC and our partners to demand immediate action from @elonmusk to end the proliferation of hate speech and antisemitism on @twitter. Read our letter and join us in the call to #EndTwitterHate.

Rabbi Elyse Wechterman ED of the @ReconRabbis said she will officiate at the funeral for a person who is to be cremated, reasoning that “just because there wasn’t a traditional burial, does not mean the mourners can’t have traditional mourning.”

Tonight, as we light candles in safety & warmth, we bear witness to all those who yearn for safety, comfort, & home. All should have the right to live free from persecution & fear. No one should be forced to flee because of who they are or what they believe.

On this second night of #Hanukkah we draw attention to #Rohingya human rights defenders whose light shines for the community. Follow these accounts to learn more about #JusticeForRohingya and #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar: