JRF Launches Reconstructionist Curriculum Resource Finder

The JRF Education Department’s web-based Reconstructionist Curriculum Resource Finder is an interactive resource intended to serve teachers, parents, and education directors.

It offers a menu of Reconstructionist, Reconstructionist-friendly or Reconstructionist-compatible textbooks, story books and resource materials on each of approximately 20 major topics taught in our schools. Topics are searchable by author, title and sub-categories. Each resource is linked directly to the publishing site from which the item can be purchased.

Users are invited to add commentary based on their experience of or questions about particular resources. An example would be describing how to adapt a particular text to a Reconstructionist context. A user might also simply post questions about a resource, such as, "Does the text refers to the Jewish people as the Chosen people?" or "Does it refer to God in the masculine form?" As educators share questions and answers, the resource will become a central tool for Reconstructionist Jewish educators across North America.

Users are also strongly encouraged to suggest resources that they would like to see added.