RRC is a progressive rabbinical school for students of all backgrounds. We offer in-depth study of Jewish texts, thought and practice, preparing students to lead in a variety of roles. RRC offers a transformative, supportive community.
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- Location:
- Wyncote, PA, 19095
- Phone:
- 215-576-0800
Events
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- HaMifgash
Philadelphia, PA
Tomorrow, January 8 at 1:00pm - Reconstructionist Minyan
Student Lounge of Hebrew Union College
Saturday, January 16 at 9:30am - Reconstructionist Minyan
Student Lounge of Hebrew Union College
Saturday, February 20 at 9:30am - Reconstructionist Minyan
Student Lounge of Hebrew Unioni Col...
Saturday, March 20 at 9:30am
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- Wrestling with faith 7:54am Apr 29
- חדש! קראו בעברית - מה היא יהדות מתחדשת 10:49am Jan 19
- Shalom Rav: RRC Grad Brant Rosen Blogs 7:46am Aug 20
Favorite Pages
RRC - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Multifaith dialogue as a prescription for a youthful brain? Tweeting in Church? Check out provocative and insightful posts at the blog of RRC's department of multifaith studies and initiatives. Share your thoughts!
multifaithworld.com
Check out the New York Times today, especially this article on recent research on the aging brain. As we have been hearing for awhile now, the brain is plastic, and continues to have the ability to change in positive ways, even as we age. ...
RRC - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Jews are adapting and adopting blessing ceremonies for animals. Follow the trend and read comments from Rabbi Josh Snyder, RRC '08, director of Hillel at Goucher College in Baltimore. Snyder has posted original blessings that you can find at Kolot's www.Ritualwell.org.
heebnvegan.blogspot.com
"I've noticed that quite a lot of people who are prominent in the animal liberation movement are Jews. Maybe we are simply not prepared to see the powerful hurting the weak." --Peter Singer (Author, Animal Liberation)
RRC - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Food for thought: read about radically accepting "rabbi-led emergent communities." Several RRC grads appear in the article, including Rabbi Shira Stutman, '07. What do you think of the emergent model?
www.jewishexponent.com
'Emergent' Trend: Folks Find a Home, Unconventionally
RRC - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College How do we make faith communities more accessible to everyone? A new ABC documentary, "A Place for All: Faith and Community for Persons With Disabilities," explores these questions. The film features RRC grad Rabbi Darby Leigh, who is profoundly deaf and leads a vibrant Reconstructionist congregation, Bnai Keshet. Look ...for an unexpected cameo by Twisted Sister. Find out when it's airing in your area.
www.rrc.edu
“My rabbinic mission is… pushing boundaries, pushing envelopes, pushing limits, challenging people to think about the Judaism that we’ve gotten...and if that really represents the totality of what Judaism has to offer.
RRC - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Headed to Israel for a visit? Curious about RRC's Israel-year program? Watch the new Israel Video Journals on YouTube and hear from some of our students living there right now. Become an RRC YouTube fan for future videos. Also, while you're in Jerusalem, daven with a progressive community at RRC's monthly Jerusalem Tef...ilah. Upcoming dates are: December 19 / Parashat Miketz; January 16 / Parashat Va'era; February 20 / Parashat Terumah. Egalitarian, participatory services take place at the Student Lounge of Hebrew Union College, 13 King David Street. For more information contact Rabbi Amy Klein, lehadesh@netvision.net.il
RRC - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Happy Hanukkah! Need gift ideas? Check out these new books by RRC faculty- In Scripture: The First Stories of Jewish Sexual Identities by Lori Lefkovitz, Making a Difference: A Guide to Jewish Leadership & Not-for-Profit Management by David Teutsch, Jewish Vision for Aging: A Professional Guide for Fostering Wholenes...s by Dayle Friedman, and Bodies, Embodiment & Theology of the Hebrew Bible by Tamar Kamionkowski.
Radica LJew Inspiring Pioneers: Acco & ‘Young Communities’ @ http://radjew.wordpress.com
radjew.wordpress.com
The HaNoar HaOved VeHalomed (Working Studying Youth) graduate adult movement ‘Dror Israel’ is by far the biggest network of new kibbutzim and kvutzot building peace, social justice and equality throughout Israel. ...
RRC - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Please join us for a talk, discussion and book signing with Humanist Rabbi Greg Epstein, author of “Good Without God,” sponsored by the Department of Multifaith Studies and Initiatives at RRC.
Read a blogpost about this book at http://www.multifaithworld.com (see 10/22 entry)
An excerpt of the book description: “A provo...cative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris,Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe.”
Rabbi Epstein serves as the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University.
In 2005, he received ordination as a Humanist Rabbi from the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism. He holds a BA Religion and Chinese) and an MA (Judaic Studies) from the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a Masters of Theological Studies from the Harvard Divinity School.
Time:11:00AM Sunday, November 22nd
Location:Congregation Mishkan Shalom, 4101 Freeland Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19128
RRC - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Welcome to the OFFICIAL Facebook site for
"HaMifgash ~ The 1st National Gathering of Reconstructionist College Students"
The event will be held in Philadelphia, PA @ RRC January 8-10, 2010
Cost ~ $125 (Scholarships & Travel Subsidy are avalable)
Register by ~ Dec. 1, 2009
(Space is Limited - Registration is first-come-firs...t-served)
! ! ! DOWNLOAD YOUR REGISTRATION FORM/ FLYER BELOW ! ! !
Want More Info? Have Questions?
Contact Alanna Sklover: ReconMifgash@gmail.com OR Rabbi Amber Powers: APowers@rrc.edu
--> Want to get involved in the planning process? Email Alanna Sklover at ReconMifgash@gmail.com
The 1st National Gathering of Reconstructionist College Students
Time:1:00PM Friday, January 8th
Location:Philadelphia, PA
RRC - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Join us as six authors celebrate the new book Torah Queeries gleaning contemporary wisdom on sexuality, identity, gender and LGBT life from the ancient text. This free, public event features:
* Rabbi Joshua Lesser, RRC ’99 (book co-editor & moderator)
* Rabbi Jacob Staub, Ph.D.
* Rabbi Amber Powers
* Lori Lefkovitz, ...Ph.D.
* Rabbi Linda Holtzman
* Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, Ph.D.
This first-ever book of queer commentary on the weekly readings will be available for sale courtesy of the Penn Book Center. For advance information, call RRC at 215.576.0800, ext. 141.
DOWNLOAD A PRINTABLE FLYER (PDF FILE) at http://snipurl.com/swrjx
Visit RRC at www.rrc.edu
LGBT Center at Penn www.vpul.upenn.edu/lgbtc/
Time:7:00PM Sunday, November 22nd
Location:LGBT Center at Penn
RRC - Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Check out this new blog post by Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, PhD, the Director of RRC's Multifaith Studies and Initiatives department.
multifaithworld.com
Are you as tired as I am of the war of words between the “crusading atheists” and the “defenders of the faith” or, at least, of the idea of faith? At first, I found it engaging ...
