ARTICLES OF INTEREST
"Bnai Keshet in Montclair has just completed its long-range planning project. It’s a job committee chair Betty Murphy doesn’t think the Reconstructionist synagogue could have accomplished without the expertise of consultant David Teutsch."
So begins a terrific article in today's New Jersey Jewish News about an important new Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal (STAR) study on synagogue consultants by Rabbi David Teutsch. The study is expected to be released in March.
We invite you to read the article in its entirety on the JRF website at www.jrf.org/star_consultants_study.
Many other stories of interest to Reconstructionists are posted on the JRF Clippings page of the JRF website. Here are just a few:
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Q&A with Tsvi Bisk - The Reconstructionist Movement and the Society for Humanistic Judaism seem to be on the level of the Orthodox in their earnestness and the devotion of their constituents
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Why A Women’s Torah Commentary? New volume enriches understanding of the text - Reconstructionist writers, rabbis and academics are among the contributors
- Interfaith service offers prayers for peace on Philly streets - Rabbi Richard Hirsh among the Jewish leaders on the Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia
- The Sanctuary Sweepstakes: Shuls offer discounts but bucks aren't the be-all - Sheila Feldman, executive director of Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation in Bethesda, weighs in
- The final passage: More Jews directing end-of-life care - Gary Fink, rabbi emeritus of Reconstructionist Oseh Shalom and a chaplain for Montgomery Hospice, among those interviewed
- Female Torah scribe lives off the land, religiously - Torah scribe in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., began her trade with a class taught by Reconstructionist rabbi and scribe Kevin Hale
- A minority finds its place in the mainstream - PBS documentary The Jewish Americans covers everything from Orthodoxy to Reconstructionism
- Saving souls and the planet - Bnai Keshet, a Reconstructionist synagogue in Montclair, preaches green
You can access the JRF Clippings page directly at www.jrf.org/jrfclipping.