Reconstructionism Today

Online Archives of Reconstructionism Today

Lisa Tuttle — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:10:19 -0400

View listings of articles by category from the archives of Reconstructionism Today.

There are many more articles from the archive still to be posted online and we'd like to improve our user interface for searching. We just need help to do this! If you are interested in either donating time or money to this project, please write Lisa Tuttle.

Newest Issue of Reconstructionism Today Now Online

Lisa Tuttle — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:11:20 -0400

Read it online!

The Winter 2008 issue of JRF's magazine, Reconstructionism Today (RT) - "a voice for creative Jewish living" - was mailed to members of JRF congregations. Read more to see what's inside.

In this issue:

Men In Transition: One Synagogue's Response by George Dreisen
JRF and the Next Generation by Carl A. Sheingold
You Do What? Liturgy Serves Many Functions by David A. Teutsch
Harmoniyah Raises the Roof: The First North American Reconstructionist Music Network Retreat by Joysa Winter
Mitchell Silver's A Plausible God reviewed by Eric Caplan
Experiential Learning, Barbie Dolls, and Fondue: Reconstructionist Educators of Americca (RENA) Conference by Sarah Chandler
Reconstructionist Teens Return "Home" to Israel by Isaac Saposnik

Summer 2007 Reconstructionism Today Now Online

Lisa Tuttle — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:32:10 -0400

Now read RT online!

The Summer 2007 issue of JRF's magazine, Reconstructionism Today (RT) - "a voice for creative Jewish living" - is now online. This issue will not be mailed as we experiment with a new way of publishing that we hope will have many benefits.

Pursue Justice: Rabbi Me'irah IliinskyIn this issue:

Congregation-Based Community Organizing: A Reconstructionist Approach to Living a Godly Life by Rabbi Shawn Zevit with Brian Fink
From Education to Identity: The Potential for Reconstructionist Innovation by Dr. Carl Sheingold
On Our Evolving Liturgy: A Response to Dan Cedarbaum by Elaine Moise
Its Time Has Come: Of Taoism, Space Aliens, and God-Language by Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz
A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar reviewed by Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer
Of Mark Rothko, Jewish Identity and Reconstructionism: Launching the "Recon Salons" by Barry Nove
Curaçao's Mikve-Israel Emmanuel turns 275 by Ruth Wegner and Jonathan Markowitz
JRF Welcomes its Newest Affiliate: Temple Israel of Duluth, Minnesota

and more!

Click on the attachment below to download and read the issue. You are welcome to forward this publication.

Winter 2007 Reconstructionism Today

Rabbi Shai Gluskin — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:58:11 -0400

Reconstructionism Today's latest issue (Winter, 2007) is now available online and is attached to this post. Detailed coverage of the JRF convention held in November is included. The full texts of talks given by Rabbis Richard Hirsh, Toba Spitzer, Michael Strassfeld and Lester Bronstein are printed in the volume.

Other articles of note include Reconsidering Reconstructionist Liturgy by Dan Cedarbaum and Art Goes to Shul by RT editor Lisa Tuttle.

Autumn 2006 Reconstructionism Today

Lisa Tuttle — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 23:24:23 -0400

The Fall edition of Reconstructionism Today has just been published. The pdf version is available for download. This issue transitions JRF Director of Communications Lisa Tuttle into the role of editor for Reconstructionism Today marking an end to a wonderful legacy of RT's founding editor Larry Bush.

The lead article describes the recent conference on mikvah in Judaism that was held in Bostron where there is a new liberal mikvah.

Download pdf.