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Parshat Beha’alotecha (Summer 2024 JRC Member D’vrei Torah Series)
June 21, 2024 D’var by member Andrew Segall Good evening! My name is Andrew Segall and it is a delight to be outside with you on a gorgeous evening at the lakefront. We have been treated to amazing weather and the comforting and familiar sounds of Cantor Howard. ...
Parshat Eikev (Summer 2024 JRC Member D’vrei Torah Series)
August 24, 2024 D'var by Vickie Korey The Torah portion for this week, titled Eikev, is the third parsha in Deuteronomy. This portion continues the speech Moses is giving to the People as they prepare to cross the Jordan River into the “promised land.” The Hebrew word...
Parshat Chukat (Summer 2024 JRC Member D’vrei Torah Series)
July 12, 2024 D'var by member Nancy J Katz There is a lot going on in Parsha Chukat. Here is the story in a nutshell: First – the red cow – Adonai gives instructions on how to sacrifice a red cow and use the ashes to purify someone who has encountered a dead body....
Bringing Our Whole Selves to JRC
As we move on through our journey, may we continue to reach out and reach within, to accomplish our goals of keeping traditions, making new ones, and finding Love and Peace.
Happy 60th Anniversary JRC!
JRC’s 60th Anniversary
As we move on through our journey, may we continue to reach out and reach within, to accomplish our goals of keeping traditions, making new ones, and finding Love and Peace.
Happy 60th Anniversary JRC!
Passover Seder Resources and Recommendations from JRC
The Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation’s (JRC) recommendations to make your Passover more meaningful and more relevant this year (and every year).
My Relationship to Israel-Palestine
There is an irony about giving a D’var on Bereshit, the beginning of our Torah, the majesty of creation, at the beginning of a war. But here we are at this time. Except for wars, I like the beginning of things, the promise of things to come.
Bereshit
There is an irony about giving a D’var on Bereshit, the beginning of our Torah, the majesty of creation, at the beginning of a war. But here we are at this time. Except for wars, I like the beginning of things, the promise of things to come.
JRC Statement Regarding the Current Crisis in Israel-Palestine
Preamble: The JRC Board of Directors has endorsed the following statement written by the Israel-Palestine working group. JRC is home to a broad range of opinions, beliefs, and political alignments. We worked together to find our commonalities and create a statement...
D’varim
When I read D’varim, I like to picture the crowd of people standing on the banks of the Jordan River, listening to Moses tell the story of their community. Maybe he didn’t get every detail correct – or maybe there was, as there so often is, no correct version of the story because everyone had a unique vantage point for the battles and negotiations Moses describes.