Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

What are the institutions of the Reconstructionist movement?

The Reconstructionist Movement has three components:

• synagogues -- the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (JRF)
  
• a rabbinical college -- the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC)
  
• an association of rabbis -- The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA)

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The Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (JRF)

Founded in 1955, the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation is the rapidly growing synagogue arm of the Reconstructionist movement, serving more than 100 congregations and havurot spread across North America. A voice of Reconstructionist Judaism in the greater Jewish world, JRF provides a wide array of services to its affiliates. National and regional offices offer consultation on all key areas of congregational life, including youth and adult education, leadership development, outreach and community-building initiatives, fundraising, and budgeting as well as musical, liturgical and other resources. A broad selection of books of contemporary Jewish interest are published by the Reconstructionist Press, including the lively periodical Reconstructionism Today, the six-volume prayerbook series Kol Haneshamah, a Passover Haggadah and CD, educational materials, musical recordings keyed to the liturgy, and related materials.

The number of affiliated congregations and havurot of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation is increasing at a pace that makes it the fastest growing liberal Jewish movement in North America. People experience Reconstructionist congregations as open, inclusive, and egalitarian, both in principle and in practice. JRF-affiliated communities are autonomous, progressive and democratic.

For more information on Reconstructionist publications and about congregations near you, contact:

The Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
101 Greenwood Ave.
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 885-5601, FAX: (215) 885-5603
Email inquiries to info@jrf.org

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The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC)

Founded in 1968 to serve the Jewish people, The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College is dedicated to studying and teaching Judaism as an evolving religious civilization, and to advancing the universal freedom, justice and peace that are Judaism’s core values. Its mission is to train rabbis, cantors and other Jewish leaders to teach Torah in its broadest terms and strengthen leadership in congregations and other settings throughout the Jewish community in North America.

For more than thirty years, the College has provided scholarship and training to strengthen that community, advance the growth of the Reconstructionist movement, and spread its ideas and ideals throughout the Jewish world.

For information about College programs, contact:

The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
1299 Church Road Wyncote, PA 19095
(215) 576-0800
Website www.rrc.edu Email inquiries to rrcinfo@rrc.edu

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The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA)

Founded in 1974, The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association is the professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis. Comprising more than 200 members, the RRA has three primary missions. First, the RRA serves as a collegial community, in which professional and personal support and resources are provided to rabbis. Second, the RRA represents the rabbinic voice within the Reconstructionist movement, bringing the teachings, stories, and traditions of Judaism to bear on contemporary issues and challenges, and helping to define Reconstructionist positions on Jewish issues for our time. Third, the RRA represents Reconstructionist rabbis in the larger Jewish and general communities, through participation in programs, commissions, and other activities. The RRA publishes The Reconstructionist, a journal of contemporary Jewish thought and practice.

For additional information, contact:

The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
1299 Church Road Wyncote, PA 19095
(215) 576-5210
Web site www.theRRA.org Email inquiries to info@theRRA.org