Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
The Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (JRF), founded in 1955, was the synagogue arm of Reconstructionist Judaism, serving more than 100 congregations and havurot spread across North America. As of June 3, 2012, the JRF web site[1] was no longer being updated and was re-directing users to the new web site of the Jewish Reconstructionist Movement.[2]
In June 2012, the Reconstructionist movement underwent a restructuring that brought JRF into closer relationship with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC). RRC became the primary national organization of the movement, headed at the time by Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz, a 1989 graduate of the College,[3][4] and currently by Rabbi Deborah Waxman who took over in 2014.[5][6] In 2017 the RRC, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA), and Reconstructionist congregations formally came together to be called Reconstructing Judaism.
References
- ^ "jrf.org". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ jewishrecon.org
- ^ "Movement Restructuring FAQs". Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. June 4, 2012. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ^ "Do the Jewish Streams Have a Future?". The Jewish Exponent. May 9, 2012. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ^ Elkin, Michael (2014-10-27). "Waxman Inaugurated as Head of Reconstructionist Rabbinical College". Jewish Exponent.
- ^ "Forward 50 2015: Deborah Waxman". The Forward. 2015.
External links
- new site of the Jewish Reconstructionist Movement
- archived site of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
- Guide to the Records of the Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation at the American Jewish Historical Society, New York, NY
