Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations
@evolverecon.bsky.social
Evolve seeks to promote the ongoing evolution of the Jewish community by launching collective, communal conversations about the urgent issues of our day.
🕊️ TOMORROW: Rabbi Megan Doherty (new RRA CEO) + Rabbi Jacob Staub discussing the future of Reconstructionist Judaism
📅 Monday, Aug 25 @ 1 p.m. EDT
Topics:
✨ shared values
✨ ethics in practice
✨ defining Judaism for new generations
FREE interactive conversation: https://loom.ly/6qXM8NA
📅 Monday, Aug 25 @ 1 p.m. EDT
Topics:
✨ shared values
✨ ethics in practice
✨ defining Judaism for new generations
FREE interactive conversation: https://loom.ly/6qXM8NA
Creating Sacred Community: Leadership and Connection with Rabbi Megan Doherty - Reconstructing Judaism
Rabbi Megan Doherty, Chief Executive Officer of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, will speak with Rabbi Jacob Staub about her experiences building community in a variety of settings and how she intends to contribute to that process in her new role as leader of the association of Reconstructionist rabbis. Read her comments in the recent symposium
www.reconstructingjudaism.org
August 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🕊️ TOMORROW: Rabbi Megan Doherty (new RRA CEO) + Rabbi Jacob Staub discussing the future of Reconstructionist Judaism
📅 Monday, Aug 25 @ 1 p.m. EDT
Topics:
✨ shared values
✨ ethics in practice
✨ defining Judaism for new generations
FREE interactive conversation: https://loom.ly/6qXM8NA
📅 Monday, Aug 25 @ 1 p.m. EDT
Topics:
✨ shared values
✨ ethics in practice
✨ defining Judaism for new generations
FREE interactive conversation: https://loom.ly/6qXM8NA
🧵 The "apathetic young Jews" narrative might be completely wrong
Matthew Boxer's research: Young adults aren't disengaged from Israel—they're engaging with profound moral complexity.
Same story as 1994 Baby Boomers, different generation.
📖 Full analysis: https://loom.ly/1WYtxck
Matthew Boxer's research: Young adults aren't disengaged from Israel—they're engaging with profound moral complexity.
Same story as 1994 Baby Boomers, different generation.
📖 Full analysis: https://loom.ly/1WYtxck
July 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🧵 The "apathetic young Jews" narrative might be completely wrong
Matthew Boxer's research: Young adults aren't disengaged from Israel—they're engaging with profound moral complexity.
Same story as 1994 Baby Boomers, different generation.
📖 Full analysis: https://loom.ly/1WYtxck
Matthew Boxer's research: Young adults aren't disengaged from Israel—they're engaging with profound moral complexity.
Same story as 1994 Baby Boomers, different generation.
📖 Full analysis: https://loom.ly/1WYtxck
🎧 NEW EPISODE: Matthew Boxer's research that's changing everything
Survey of 1,800 North American Jews reveals:
→ "95% Zionist" stat is misleading
→ Why discourse is so toxic
→ What we're getting wrong about Jewish opinion
"We think our views are obviously correct"
Listen: https://loom.ly/gbjFfXg
Survey of 1,800 North American Jews reveals:
→ "95% Zionist" stat is misleading
→ Why discourse is so toxic
→ What we're getting wrong about Jewish opinion
"We think our views are obviously correct"
Listen: https://loom.ly/gbjFfXg
July 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🎧 NEW EPISODE: Matthew Boxer's research that's changing everything
Survey of 1,800 North American Jews reveals:
→ "95% Zionist" stat is misleading
→ Why discourse is so toxic
→ What we're getting wrong about Jewish opinion
"We think our views are obviously correct"
Listen: https://loom.ly/gbjFfXg
Survey of 1,800 North American Jews reveals:
→ "95% Zionist" stat is misleading
→ Why discourse is so toxic
→ What we're getting wrong about Jewish opinion
"We think our views are obviously correct"
Listen: https://loom.ly/gbjFfXg
⏰ 24 hours until the episode that changes everything.
Matthew Boxer's research revealing what North American Jews actually think about Israel drops tomorrow.
Spoiler: Everything you think you know might be wrong.
🔔 Subscribe now: https://loom.ly/lCwYdP0
Matthew Boxer's research revealing what North American Jews actually think about Israel drops tomorrow.
Spoiler: Everything you think you know might be wrong.
🔔 Subscribe now: https://loom.ly/lCwYdP0
July 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
⏰ 24 hours until the episode that changes everything.
Matthew Boxer's research revealing what North American Jews actually think about Israel drops tomorrow.
Spoiler: Everything you think you know might be wrong.
🔔 Subscribe now: https://loom.ly/lCwYdP0
Matthew Boxer's research revealing what North American Jews actually think about Israel drops tomorrow.
Spoiler: Everything you think you know might be wrong.
🔔 Subscribe now: https://loom.ly/lCwYdP0
"Our discourse is toxic because we think it's obvious that our own views are absolutely correct."
Matthew Boxer has been called an antisemite for asking Jews about Israel.
🎧 Episode THIS THURSDAY, July 24: https://loom.ly/gbjFfXg
🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss it
Matthew Boxer has been called an antisemite for asking Jews about Israel.
🎧 Episode THIS THURSDAY, July 24: https://loom.ly/gbjFfXg
🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss it
July 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Our discourse is toxic because we think it's obvious that our own views are absolutely correct."
Matthew Boxer has been called an antisemite for asking Jews about Israel.
🎧 Episode THIS THURSDAY, July 24: https://loom.ly/gbjFfXg
🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss it
Matthew Boxer has been called an antisemite for asking Jews about Israel.
🎧 Episode THIS THURSDAY, July 24: https://loom.ly/gbjFfXg
🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss it
📊 New study reveals gaps in Jewish opinion polling
Matthew Boxer surveyed 1,800 North American Jews about Israel, then asked them to explain their reasoning.
Result: What we think answers mean ≠ what people actually believe.
Full methodology: https://loom.ly/k4VGKq8
Matthew Boxer surveyed 1,800 North American Jews about Israel, then asked them to explain their reasoning.
Result: What we think answers mean ≠ what people actually believe.
Full methodology: https://loom.ly/k4VGKq8
I’m Right, You’re Wrong: What Data Reveals About North American Jewish Opinion on Israel, Zionism and Anti-Zionism - Evolve
Get a sneak peek at our July 24 episode with Matthew Boxer. His survey of 1,800 North American Jews reveals surprising truths about Jewish opinion on Israel.
evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org
July 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📊 New study reveals gaps in Jewish opinion polling
Matthew Boxer surveyed 1,800 North American Jews about Israel, then asked them to explain their reasoning.
Result: What we think answers mean ≠ what people actually believe.
Full methodology: https://loom.ly/k4VGKq8
Matthew Boxer surveyed 1,800 North American Jews about Israel, then asked them to explain their reasoning.
Result: What we think answers mean ≠ what people actually believe.
Full methodology: https://loom.ly/k4VGKq8
🧵 Matthew Boxer surveyed 1,800 North American Jews. The "95% Zionist" stat is misleading, and emotional attachment to Israel doesn't predict political views.
🎧 Preview an extended preview clip from our podcast + see his research + subscribe: https://loom.ly/gbjFfXg
Episode drops July 24.
🎧 Preview an extended preview clip from our podcast + see his research + subscribe: https://loom.ly/gbjFfXg
Episode drops July 24.
I’m Right, You’re Wrong: What Data Reveals About North American Jewish Opinion on Israel, Zionism and Anti-Zionism - Evolve
Get a sneak peek at our July 24 episode with Matthew Boxer. His survey of 1,800 North American Jews reveals surprising truths about Jewish opinion on Israel.
evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org
July 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🧵 Matthew Boxer surveyed 1,800 North American Jews. The "95% Zionist" stat is misleading, and emotional attachment to Israel doesn't predict political views.
🎧 Preview an extended preview clip from our podcast + see his research + subscribe: https://loom.ly/gbjFfXg
Episode drops July 24.
🎧 Preview an extended preview clip from our podcast + see his research + subscribe: https://loom.ly/gbjFfXg
Episode drops July 24.
Rabbi Maurice Harris shares a piece of fiction, "This Is How We Did It," that imagines public actions to affirm the sanctity of all bodies: https://loom.ly/M1a9xp8
June 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Rabbi Maurice Harris shares a piece of fiction, "This Is How We Did It," that imagines public actions to affirm the sanctity of all bodies: https://loom.ly/M1a9xp8
In this can’t miss Evolve web conversation, Deitra Reiser, Ph.D., defends Jewish DEI investment despite growing governmental hostility, asserting it's about pursuing collective liberation.
https://loom.ly/nPeZqr0
https://loom.ly/nPeZqr0
Collective Liberation Is Our Work: Diversity in the Jewish Community - Reconstructing Judaism
https://vimeo.com/1093155576In this can't-miss Evolve web conversation, Deitra Reiser, Ph.D., explores the meaning and importance of pursuing diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging in Jewish spaces. She eloquently defends Jewish investment in DEI initiatives at a time when such efforts face growing governmental hostility. Pressing forward, Reiser asserts, is ultimately about pursuing collective liberation. Read the
www.reconstructingjudaism.org
June 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
In this can’t miss Evolve web conversation, Deitra Reiser, Ph.D., defends Jewish DEI investment despite growing governmental hostility, asserting it's about pursuing collective liberation.
https://loom.ly/nPeZqr0
https://loom.ly/nPeZqr0
In Dear US Reparations Movement: Australia Is Not a Role Model, Raphael Morris reminds us that enslaved people are entitled to reparations & explains that Australia is no closer to a meaningful reparations program than the US: https://loom.ly/vksO1L8
Dear U.S. Reparations Movement: Australia Is Not a Role Model - Evolve
It is not enough to honestly acknowledge the harms of the past and take responsibility for them; we must confront the harms of the present, too.
evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org
June 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In Dear US Reparations Movement: Australia Is Not a Role Model, Raphael Morris reminds us that enslaved people are entitled to reparations & explains that Australia is no closer to a meaningful reparations program than the US: https://loom.ly/vksO1L8
As part of Evolve’s Talmudic conversation on Jewish community, Rabbi Shawn Zevitt examines how Jewish communities can positively respond to this fractious moment.
https://loom.ly/bz68_JY
https://loom.ly/bz68_JY
Characteristics of a Healthy Covenantal Community - Evolve
It is a moment of tectonic shift in the ever-evolving expression and experience of Jewish life.
evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
As part of Evolve’s Talmudic conversation on Jewish community, Rabbi Shawn Zevitt examines how Jewish communities can positively respond to this fractious moment.
https://loom.ly/bz68_JY
https://loom.ly/bz68_JY
Rabbi Katie Mizrahi reflects on Rabbi Deborah Waxman's essay "Covenantal Community and Classical Reconstructionism" published on Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations.
Read here: https://loom.ly/IHOsV08
Read here: https://loom.ly/IHOsV08
June 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Rabbi Katie Mizrahi reflects on Rabbi Deborah Waxman's essay "Covenantal Community and Classical Reconstructionism" published on Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations.
Read here: https://loom.ly/IHOsV08
Read here: https://loom.ly/IHOsV08
Rabbi Isabel de Koninck responds to Rabbi Waxman's exploration of how modern Jews handle authority stating, "One challenge of living Jewishly in the post-Enlightenment world is being ever mindful of when and to whom we cede authority in our lives."
https://loom.ly/IHOsV08
https://loom.ly/IHOsV08
June 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Rabbi Isabel de Koninck responds to Rabbi Waxman's exploration of how modern Jews handle authority stating, "One challenge of living Jewishly in the post-Enlightenment world is being ever mindful of when and to whom we cede authority in our lives."
https://loom.ly/IHOsV08
https://loom.ly/IHOsV08
🧵 Dr. Deitra Reiser's new essay argues that Jewish institutions must prioritize inclusion regardless of broader DEI debates - ensuring all Jews find welcoming homes in our communal spaces, now and for future generations. Read here: https://loom.ly/RGVA8Zo
Collective Liberation Is Our Work: Diversity in the Jewish Community - Evolve
Many of us are living in fear that our loved ones will be targeted by racism or genderism or sexism or ableism.
evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org
June 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🧵 Dr. Deitra Reiser's new essay argues that Jewish institutions must prioritize inclusion regardless of broader DEI debates - ensuring all Jews find welcoming homes in our communal spaces, now and for future generations. Read here: https://loom.ly/RGVA8Zo
What if we stopped arguing and started agreeing—on purpose?
@rabbielyse.bsky.social created a covenant when her daughter moved back home—complete with a signing ceremony! Now when issues arise, they have a framework instead of frustration.
What do you think of this?
Read more: loom.ly/PFXoxXo
@rabbielyse.bsky.social created a covenant when her daughter moved back home—complete with a signing ceremony! Now when issues arise, they have a framework instead of frustration.
What do you think of this?
Read more: loom.ly/PFXoxXo
May 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
What if we stopped arguing and started agreeing—on purpose?
@rabbielyse.bsky.social created a covenant when her daughter moved back home—complete with a signing ceremony! Now when issues arise, they have a framework instead of frustration.
What do you think of this?
Read more: loom.ly/PFXoxXo
@rabbielyse.bsky.social created a covenant when her daughter moved back home—complete with a signing ceremony! Now when issues arise, they have a framework instead of frustration.
What do you think of this?
Read more: loom.ly/PFXoxXo
📣 In our powerful conversation with activist Roan Boucher, we uncover how Christian nationalism serves as the driving force behind anti-trans legislation sweeping across America.
Listen now at loom.ly/VSydmHM and join this groundbreaking Jewish conversation.
Listen now at loom.ly/VSydmHM and join this groundbreaking Jewish conversation.
May 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
📣 In our powerful conversation with activist Roan Boucher, we uncover how Christian nationalism serves as the driving force behind anti-trans legislation sweeping across America.
Listen now at loom.ly/VSydmHM and join this groundbreaking Jewish conversation.
Listen now at loom.ly/VSydmHM and join this groundbreaking Jewish conversation.
"We need to rest in unknowing."
R' Michael Strassfeld is reimagining Jewish liturgy for today's world. No more obligation, instead creating prayer that connects with our actual lives.
Join his conversation w/ R' Staub on May 14.
Read & Register: evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org/composing-a-...
R' Michael Strassfeld is reimagining Jewish liturgy for today's world. No more obligation, instead creating prayer that connects with our actual lives.
Join his conversation w/ R' Staub on May 14.
Read & Register: evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org/composing-a-...
Composing a New Liturgy Connected to Our Deepest Concerns - Evolve
For many people, the liturgy seems disconnected from their concerns, hopes, dreams and challenges.
evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org
May 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"We need to rest in unknowing."
R' Michael Strassfeld is reimagining Jewish liturgy for today's world. No more obligation, instead creating prayer that connects with our actual lives.
Join his conversation w/ R' Staub on May 14.
Read & Register: evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org/composing-a-...
R' Michael Strassfeld is reimagining Jewish liturgy for today's world. No more obligation, instead creating prayer that connects with our actual lives.
Join his conversation w/ R' Staub on May 14.
Read & Register: evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org/composing-a-...
Jewish tradition emphasizes welcoming the stranger, but what happens when government policies make that nearly impossible? Rabbi James Greene, CEO of JFS of Western Mass, shares how his organization supports refugees — despite legal & financial obstacles. Listen here: loom.ly/P-dzEvE
March 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Jewish tradition emphasizes welcoming the stranger, but what happens when government policies make that nearly impossible? Rabbi James Greene, CEO of JFS of Western Mass, shares how his organization supports refugees — despite legal & financial obstacles. Listen here: loom.ly/P-dzEvE
In a conversation both deeply personal & grounded in history and sociology, Ilana Kaufman, CEO of the Jews of Color Initiative, shares her mission and why the work has been so challenging in a post-Oct 7 world in the latest episode of Evolve's podcast. loom.ly/8rYe5A4
February 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
In a conversation both deeply personal & grounded in history and sociology, Ilana Kaufman, CEO of the Jews of Color Initiative, shares her mission and why the work has been so challenging in a post-Oct 7 world in the latest episode of Evolve's podcast. loom.ly/8rYe5A4
🌿 NEW PODCAST EPISODE 🌿
“Dismantling Racism from the Inside Out.” The idea is deceptively simple & strongly rooted in Jewish tradition. With funding from the Wabash Center Inc., @rabbisandra.bsky.social & Rabbi Alex Weissman decided to try this approach at RRC.
Listen here: loom.ly/p2O-6c4
“Dismantling Racism from the Inside Out.” The idea is deceptively simple & strongly rooted in Jewish tradition. With funding from the Wabash Center Inc., @rabbisandra.bsky.social & Rabbi Alex Weissman decided to try this approach at RRC.
Listen here: loom.ly/p2O-6c4
January 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🌿 NEW PODCAST EPISODE 🌿
“Dismantling Racism from the Inside Out.” The idea is deceptively simple & strongly rooted in Jewish tradition. With funding from the Wabash Center Inc., @rabbisandra.bsky.social & Rabbi Alex Weissman decided to try this approach at RRC.
Listen here: loom.ly/p2O-6c4
“Dismantling Racism from the Inside Out.” The idea is deceptively simple & strongly rooted in Jewish tradition. With funding from the Wabash Center Inc., @rabbisandra.bsky.social & Rabbi Alex Weissman decided to try this approach at RRC.
Listen here: loom.ly/p2O-6c4
In our latest episode of Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations, we welcome Myra Sack, an all-american athlete who turned her love for sport into a platform for social change, into our virtual studio to talk about Traumatic Loss and Living with Grief.
loom.ly/N2saXuw
loom.ly/N2saXuw
January 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
In our latest episode of Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations, we welcome Myra Sack, an all-american athlete who turned her love for sport into a platform for social change, into our virtual studio to talk about Traumatic Loss and Living with Grief.
loom.ly/N2saXuw
loom.ly/N2saXuw