
Race, Religion & American Judaism
Research and resources for studying the
multicultural, multiracial realities of Jewish life.
Race, Religion & American Judaism
Research and resources for studying the multicultural, multiracial realities of
Jewish life.
Learning about racism and its history is critical.
As Americans of all backgrounds confront structural racism and seek to understand our own roles and responsibilities, learning about racism and its history is critical. This project highlights how the study of Jewish history, experience, and ethics illuminates the problem of racism and lays a foundation for positive change.
Race, Religion, & American Judaism takes you on an educational journey with leading scholars as your guides. Using the prism of Jewish life to examine the complexities of identity, culture, and society, it promotes knowledge and inquiry as central to the pursuit of equity and repair.
Topics

Theories of Race and Jewish Identity

The Diversity of the American Jewish Experience

Jewish Ethical Responses to the Problem of Racism
Ground your efforts to confront racism in knowledge and research
Our downloadable curricula and easy-to-navigate resources offer the following benefits:
Who This Is For

Educators in formal & informal settings

Academics interested in research of peers

Community leaders and activists

Individuals pursuing personal growth & learning
About The Project
Race, Religion & American Judaism is a project of the Center for Jewish Ethics at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The project’s goal is to produce cross-disciplinary research, public scholarship, and curricula that will advance scholarly and public understanding of:
- Race, religion, Jewishness, racism, and antisemitism
- Multiracial, multicultural heritage of the Jewish people
- How to challenge racism effectively and in keeping with Jewish ethical ideas.
This website will become the central location for self-guided learning and for curricula geared toward adults and youth in higher education, religious communities, schools, camps, and other settings
Meet The Team
Research Fellows
Dr. Bezawit Abebe
Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder, PhD
Dr. Mijal Bitton
Dr. Sophie Bjork-James
Rabbi Jonathan K. Crane, PhD
Dr. Jennifer Glaser
Dr. Mark Goldberg
Dr. Maxwell Greenberg
Dr. Buffie Longmire-Avital
Dr. Devin Naar
Dr. Shana Sippy
Senior Advisors
Dr. Amanda Beckenstein Mbuvi
Dr. Analucía Lopezrevoredo
Dr. Helen Kim
Dr. Marc Dollinger
Dr. Samira K. Mehta
Rabbi Sandra Lawson
Program Staff
Rabbi Mira Wasserman, PhD
Project DirectorEli Cohn-Postell
Project ManagerRabbi Shahar Colt
Curriculum WriterDeitra Reiser, PhD
Curriculum WriterMeredith Lewis
Instructional Designer
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