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JRC’s New Website Is Super Duper Reconstructionist
Several years ago, JRC was offered what turned out to be a wonderful gift which came, as gifts sometimes do, wrapped up in a big complicated mess. Isn’t that often how it goes, not just for us as individuals, but for the Jewish people in general? If it weren’t for the...
The Sacred Work of Being a Zoom Gabbai
The duties of a traditional Gabbai vary from synagogue to synagogue. Typically, a Gabbai ensures the Torah service runs smoothly and is available to quickly correct any mishap. The Reconstructionist community uses the term Zoom Gabbai to describe the person who hosts...
We Are Being Led to Where We Need to Be
I wasn’t looking for a community. Certainly not JRC. I’ve lived in the neighborhood for 14 years, and had driven by, but never really thought twice about it. Quite honestly, for the last two decades I’ve worked on Shabbat and hadn’t given that a second thought. Then,...