Thank you for a successful Convention!

We are deeply grateful to all movement leaders for contributing their time, expertise and enthusiasm to create a wonderful movement-wide Convention. We hope you returned to your communities with new energy, knowledge and connections for the future.

Click here for a taste of the vibrant programming that was offered at Convention, including the video that kickstarted the second day of Convention.

Affiliation Materials

Thank you for sending in your affiliation materials this year. If you have not done so already, please be sure to send in a copy of your congregation or havurah’s budget, an up-to-date list of staff/leadership, and a copy of your membership list. Doing so helps create a fuller picture of the movement and greatly informs the services that Reconstructing Judaism provides.

Materials can be sent to Jacob Weinberg. Please feel free to reach out with any questions!

New Resources

The following resources may be relevant to your work and the work of the other leaders of your community:

• URJ Webinar on Synagogue Security, in partnership with Reconstructing Judaism
• After Pittsburgh: A Survey of Action, Plans and Attitudes Towards Synagogue Security and Safety
• Notes From the Field: After a Shul Shooting, Keeping Our Multiracial Jewish Community Safe
• Community Safety Pledge
• What Synagogues Can Learn from the Best Church Websites

Stay connected to the Reconstructionist movement

Encourage your members to stay connected to the greater Reconstructionist community by subscribing to our email newsletters through this link: http://bit.ly/ReconEmail.

If you missed an issue of Leadership Brief or Reconstructing Judaism Today, visit ReconstructingJudaism.org/newsletters to see the archive of past issues.

A Small, Edgy Jewish Group Gathers - For The First Time In Eight Years (The Forward)

Video: Reconstructionist Convention (6ABC News)

Reconstructionist Movement Holds First Convention in Years (Philadelphia Jewish Exponent)

Dor Hadash, a unique strand of Pittsburgh's Jewish tapestry, rebounds from attack (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Fire Forces Bar Mitzvah Change of Venue (Jewish Journal)