You can reach the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College’s website by clicking on www.RRC.edu
You can contact the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association by clicking on mail to:info@TheRRA.org
You can find out about the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation and Reconstructionist congregations by clicking on info@jrf.org or visiting the website at www.jrf.org
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We believe in the equality of men and women. We see God as the power that infuses all creation with transcendence and inspires us to improve the world and ourselves. We believe that Judaism is an evolving religious civilization reflecting peoplehood, community, history, the arts and ethics.
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Do Reconstructionists believe in God?
Definitely. We believe that there is one God, but there are many ways of understanding and talking about God. The traditional idea was that God created the universe, gave us the Torah at Mount Sinai and decided each person's fate, that the Torah was a God-given list of instructions and that Judaism was important because of that direct connection to God. more >
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To check out any of the following books, please remove the card from the pocket in the front or back of the book; write the date, your name and phone number on the card; and leave the card in the front of the box on the library “book truck” (located on the wall to your right as you entered the library). Please return the book within a month by placing it on the library truck (the library committee volunteers will take care of checking the book in and shelving it). Click here to see the list. more >
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Challenging Tradition, Young Jews Worship on Their Terms - New York Times article on younger Jews spearheading changes in American Jewish life
The festival of (green) lights: Campaign promotes an Earth-friendly Chanukah - Adat Shalom featured in article on Chanukah as a time to fight global warming and promote energy efficiency
Planning the rites of passage - New book on planning Bnai Mitzvah ceremonies credits Mordecai Kaplan as the founder of bat mitzvah ceremonies
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Quotes from Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan
- The only way to change the world is to change yourself into what you want others to be.
- Reconstructionism seeks to put gates through the fences that divide Jews into separate groups. more >
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Reconstructionist Judaism understands Judaism to be the “evolving religious civilization of the Jewish people.” Belonging, not believing, to the Jewish people is the key. We believe that Judaism exists for people, people don’t exist for Judaism. In the world today, choosing to be Jewish is a modern idea. more >
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