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The '''Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association''' ('''RRA''') founded in 1974, is the professional association of rabbis affiliated with [[Reconstructionist Judaism]].<ref>[http://judaism.about.com/od/reconstructionistjudaism/Reconstructionist_Judaism.htm Reconstructionist Judaism<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227144348/http://judaism.about.com/od/reconstructionistjudaism/Reconstructionist_Judaism.htm |date=2007-12-27 }}</ref> It has approximately 300 members, most of whom are graduates of the [[Reconstructionist Rabbinical College]] in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. The RRA is a member of a number of national coalitions including the [[Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations]].<ref>[http://www.conferenceofpresidents.org Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The '''Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association''' ('''RRA''') founded in 1974, is the professional association of rabbis affiliated with [[Reconstructionist Judaism]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org |title=Reconstructing Judaism |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=www.reconstructingjudaism.org }}</ref> It has approximately 300 members, most of whom are graduates of the [[Reconstructionist Rabbinical College|Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC)]] in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. The RRA is a member of a number of national coalitions including the [[Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conferenceofpresidents.org |title=Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=www.conferenceofpresidents.org }}</ref> Its first director was Rabbi [[Richard Hirsh]] who was hired in 1984 to work five hours/week when he was dean of admissions at RRC.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/227237803 |title=A Place at the Table: Rabbi/executive returns to head the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association |last=Silverstein |first=Marilyn |publisher=[[The Jewish Exponent]] |date=August 27, 1998 |page=18 |id={{ProQuest|227237803}} }}</ref>


From 1987 to 1989 rabbi [[Joy Levitt]] was the first female president of the RRA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WPILfbtT5tQC&pg=PA553 |title=Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Native American ...|publisher=|accessdate=29 October 2014}}</ref>
From 1987 to 1989, Rabbi [[Joy Levitt]] was the first female president of the RRA.<ref name="KellerKeller2006">{{cite book|author1=Academic Dean and Professor of Church History Emeritae Rosemary Skinner Keller|author2=Rosemary Radford Ruether|author2-link=Rosemary Radford Ruether|author3=Marie Cantlon|title=Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Native American creation stories|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WPILfbtT5tQC&pg=PA553|year=2006|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=0-253-34687-8|pages=553–}}</ref>


In 2007 Rabbi [[Toba Spitzer]] became the first openly [[lesbian]] or gay person chosen to head a [[rabbi|rabbinical association]] in the United States when she was elected president of the RRA.<ref name=radin>{{cite web |url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2007/03/first_openly_ga.html |title=First openly gay rabbi elected leader |first=Charles A. |last=Radin |publisher=The Boston Globe
In 2007, Rabbi [[Toba Spitzer]] became the first openly [[lesbian]] or gay person chosen to head a [[rabbi|rabbinical association]] in the United States when she was elected president of the RRA.<ref name=radin>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2007/03/first_openly_ga.html |title=First openly gay rabbi elected leader |first=Charles A. |last=Radin |newspaper=The Boston Globe
|date=2007-03-13}}</ref>
|date=2007-03-13}}</ref> Its current president as of June 2017 is Rabbi Seth Goldstein.<ref>http://therra.org/board.php</ref>. Its executive director is Rabbi Elyse Wechterman.

==Past presidents==
* Rabbi [[David Brusin]] (RRC '74) (1974-1976)
* Rabbi [[Arnold Rachlis]] (RRC '75) (1976-1978)
* Rabbi [[Dennis C. Sasso]] (RRC '74) (1978-1980)
* Rabbi [[Elliot Skiddell]] (RRC '80) (1980-1983)
* Rabbi [[Steven Sager]] (RRC '78) (1983-1985)
* Rabbi [[Ira Schiffer]] (RRC '81) (1985-1987)
* Rabbi [[Joy Levitt]] (RRC '81) (1987-1989)
* Rabbi [[Sandy Eisenberg Sasso]] (RRC '74) (1989-1991)
* Rabbi [[Lee Friedlander (rabbi)|Lee Friedlander]] (RRC '75) (1991-1993)
* Rabbi [[Ron Aigen]] (RRC '76) (1993-1995)
* Rabbi [[Michael Cohen (rabbi)|Michael Cohen]] (RRC '90) (1995-1996)
* Rabbi [[Barbara Penzner]] (RRC '87) (1996-1999)
* Rabbi [[Dan Ehrenkrantz]] (RRC '89) )1999-2001)
* Rabbi [[Nancy Fuchs Kreimer]] (RRC '82) (2001-2003)
* Rabbi [[Amy Small]] (RRC '87) (2003-2005)
* Rabbi [[Brant Rosen]] (RRC '92) (2005-2007)
* Rabbi [[Toba Spitzer]] (RRC '97) (2007-2009)
* Rabbi [[Yael Ridberg]] (RRC '97) (2009-2011)
* Rabbi [[Fredi Cooper]] (RRC '00) (2011-2013)
* Rabbi [[Jason Klein]] (RRC '02) (2013-2015)
* Rabbi [[Nina H. Mandel]] (RRC '03) (2015-2017)
* Rabbi [[Elliott Tepperman]] (RRC '02) (2020-2022)
* Rabbi [[James Greene (rabbi)|James Greene]] (RRC '08) (2022-2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association - Board Members |url=http://therra.org/board.php |website=Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association |access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.therra.org Official web site ]
* [http://www.therra.org Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association web site ]
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* [https://therra.org/recon-journal.php The Reconstructionist Journal]
* Full text [http://www.bjpa.org/Publications/results.cfm?Publisher=Reconstructionist%20Rabbinical%20Association%20%28RRA%29 Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association publications] available online ([http://bjpa.org Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner])
* [http://www.rrc.edu Reconstructionist Rabbinical College]
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* [https://www.jewishrecon.org Reconstructionist Judaism site]


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The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA) founded in 1974, is the professional association of rabbis affiliated with Reconstructionist Judaism.[1] It has approximately 300 members, most of whom are graduates of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. The RRA is a member of a number of national coalitions including the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.[2] Its first director was Rabbi Richard Hirsh who was hired in 1984 to work five hours/week when he was dean of admissions at RRC.[3]

From 1987 to 1989, Rabbi Joy Levitt was the first female president of the RRA.[4]

In 2007, Rabbi Toba Spitzer became the first openly lesbian or gay person chosen to head a rabbinical association in the United States when she was elected president of the RRA.[5]

Past presidents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Reconstructing Judaism". www.reconstructingjudaism.org. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations". www.conferenceofpresidents.org. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Silverstein, Marilyn (August 27, 1998). "A Place at the Table: Rabbi/executive returns to head the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association". The Jewish Exponent. p. 18. ProQuest 227237803.
  4. ^ Academic Dean and Professor of Church History Emeritae Rosemary Skinner Keller; Rosemary Radford Ruether; Marie Cantlon (2006). Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Native American creation stories. Indiana University Press. pp. 553–. ISBN 0-253-34687-8.
  5. ^ Radin, Charles A. (2007-03-13). "First openly gay rabbi elected leader". The Boston Globe.
  6. ^ "Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association - Board Members". Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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