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Congregation Dor Hadash (New Generation) was formed in the early
1960's as a prayer and study group and has
been an affiliate of the Jewish Reconstructionist
Federation since 1969. Voluntarism and active
participation are central to the religious,
educational, and cultural life of the congregation.
We are committed to providing our members
with the opportunity for spiritual growth,
life-long learning, prayer services, holiday
celebrations, life cycle rituals, member
support, and community belonging. Through
our services, religious school, and celebrations,
we fulfill the commandment to teach our children
their Jewish heritage and to engage them
in an evolving Jewish civilization.
As a congregation of learners,
we share the
goals and outlook of the Reconstructionist
movement:
- Prayer and study as expressive and creative modes of spirituality;
- Torah as the continual, creative and sacred search
for meaning in life;
- Active, egalitarian and responsible participation in the Jewish community;
- Mitzvot, including acts of social justice and compassion,
as our obligation to hallow all life;
- Diverse Jewish understandings of God and the search for holiness that
underlies them;
- Knowledgeable ties to Judaism as a religious civilization and to the land
and people of Israel.
Our congregation is welcoming, egalitarian,
and inclusive. Our congregants are Jews by
birth or by choice; they are single or part
of family units; they include people of different
sexual orientations and gender identities;
and they live in households that are of the
same or different faiths.
Our services and other activities
integrate
a deep respect for traditional
Judaism, including
its music, with the insights
and intentionality
of contemporary social, intellectual,
and
spiritual life. Through our religious
practices
and our dedication to tikkun
olam (repairing
the world) and gemilut chasadim
(loving kindness),
we express reverence for the
sacred in the
world.
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