Exploring Judaism: A Reconstructionist Approach with Karen Kolodny

This series explores how, as viewed through a Recon-structionist lens, Judaism can inform and add meaning to our daily lives. Using the classic primer by Rabbis Rebecca Alpert and Jacob Staub (whose title serves as the class's name), we investigate key aspects of Reconstructionist Judaism, such as:
• Why we embrace the idea that "belonging precedes behaving and believing," and what that means for the relationship between individual autonomy and communal needs.
• Why we reject the traditional idea of the Jews as a "chosen people," and the implications for interfaith relations.
• How one can develop a meaningful concept of God, without believing in a supernatural diety.
• What it means to understand Judaism as “the evolving religious civilization of the Jewish people,” and how and why we integrate tradition with innovation.

You may join even if you missed previous sessions. No prior knowledge or experience necessary.