RRC in the News

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Two Sides to Being “Chosen”

Rabbis Deborah Waxman, ’99, Ph.D. (pictured), and Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, ’82, Ph.D., consider the question of chosenness in Zeek. MORE
FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Implied Superiority?

Rabbi Danielle Stillman, ’09, writes about the dilemma of chosenness in the Jewish Exponent. MORE
JANUARY 20, 2012

A Minyan of Movers and Shakers

Rabbi Shira Stutman, ’07, was named one of 10 top local Jewish people for 2011 by the Washington Jewish News. MORE
JANUARY 13, 2012

Guide to Jewish Practice Wins National Book Award

The new volumea project of Rabbi David Teutsch, Ph.D., has been honored by the Jewish Book Council. MORE
DECEMBER 23, 2011

Living Waters

Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, ’85, uses Jewish texts in his testimony for clean water before Philadelphia’s City Council. MORE
DECEMBER 19, 2011

Contemporary Jewish Living, by the Book

A Guide to Jewish Practice, new from Rabbi David Teutsch, Ph.D.,  gets a thumbs up from newvoices, the national publication for Jewish college students. MORE
NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Occupying Judaism

Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, ’85, gives a Jewish perspective on Occupy Wall Street and wealth inequality in The Jewish Week. MORE
NOVEMBER 8, 2011

RRC Alumni Among the “Forward 50”

Rabbis Sharon Kleinbaum, ’90, (pictured) and Joy Levitt, ’81, are named to the Forward’s annual list of notable Jewish Americans. MORE
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

On Board for Interfaith Understanding

Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, ’82, Ph.D., will ride with the Caravan of Reconciliation, an interfaith outreach effort.  MORE
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Philadelphia Faith Leaders on 9/11

Rabbi Richard Hirsh, executive director of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, was among those interviewed by local NBC television. MORE
AUGUST 18, 2011

A Limited Right to Choose

Rabbi David Teutsch, Ph.D., author of a new book on Jewish practice, takes issue with abortion to select a baby’s gender in The Huffington Post. MORE
AUGUST 3, 2011

Building Bridges in Africa

Rabbi Jon Cutler, ’87, is on a Navy peace-building mission in the Horn of Africa, reports The Jewish Chronicle. MORE
AUGUST 3, 2011

A Blessed Homecoming

Rabbi Boris Dolin, ’11, returns to a beloved congregation in Oregon; his story is featured in the Jewish Review. MORE
JULY 11, 2011

Jewish Unity and Israel

Is the State of Israel the sole embodiment of Jewish peoplehood? President Dan Ehrenkrantz poses the debate in the Huffington Post.   MORE
JUNE 29, 2011

Biking for Justice

RRC’s Social Justice Organizing program, directed by Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, ’85, will receive funds from Hazon’s 2011 New York Ride. MORE
JUNE 20, 2011

Play Ball!

Rabbi Rebecca Alpert, ’76, Ph.D., has a new book on black baseball and its Jewish champions. MORE
JUNE 17, 2011

Graduates Bring Training and Talents Home to Israel

New rabbis Ela Merom and Steve Burnstein discuss their visions for their rabbinates in the Jewish Exponent. MORE
MAY 26, 2011

Mindfulness Center Opens in Chicago

Rabbi Jordan Bendat-Appell, ’08, who directs the new center, talks about Jewish meditation in The Chicago Jewish News. MORE
MAY 18, 2011

Latest Teutsch Book Addresses Daily Spirituality

A Guide to Jewish Practice: Everyday Spirituality, by Rabbi David A. Teutsch, Ph.D., is the latest addition to the series from the Center for Jewish Ethics. MORE
APRIL 28, 2011

Jewish 2.0

The Philadelphia Inquirer digs into MostJewish—The Passover Edition.  MORE