High Holidays – Reconstructing Judaism

Dreaming Up High Holy Days

Jonathan — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 19:45:08 +0000

Rabbi Joshua Lesser (RRC ‘99) has had a front seat to one of the most joyful spots of our tragic time. With a group of Jewish leaders from different movements and perspectives, he helped create a Facebook group called Dreaming Up High Holy Days 2020.

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A High Holiday Message

Jonathan — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 19:01:31 +0000

The Talmud tells us that God created repentance (teshuvah) before creating the physical world. As Billy Joel once sang, “we’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.” It’s how we respond to mistakes, how we grow, that matters. This video explores the twin themes of teshuvah and gratitude (hakarat hatov.) Our tradition offers us practices that cultivate self-reflection and humility, relationship and repair. We hope these words offer some comfort and guidance as you undergo your own process of teshuvah and, in meaningful relationships with others, make Godliness present in the world.

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Rosh Hashanah Message: In Order to Move Forward, We Must Look Back

Jonathan — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 22:20:51 +0000

In this Rosh Hashanah video message, Rabbi Deborah Waxman, president of Reconstructing Judaism, explores the ways in which remembering the past is crucial to moving forward into a sweet New Year.

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Call for Submissions: Embracing the Stranger

Jonathan — Tue, 30 May 2017 18:19:51 +0000

We welcome your submission for the High Holidays on the theme of “Embracing the Stranger — Within and Without.” Deadline is July 17, 2017!

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