Tell me

A tree-lined path covered with fallen autumn leaves under a clear blue sky.

“We are here together.  We survived the rain together.  / It was not a deluge and no trees fell…” 

Frying a Soulful Latke

A menorah with six lit candles and detailed glass holders.

Listen to Karen Webber’s ‘Frying a Soulful Latke,’ a Hanukkah poem from her series ‘Enkindle.’

Peace – Shalom

A white dove flying among trees with yellow leaves in the background.

“Peace does not look like a dove / or a palm branch in the Old City…” 

A Prayer for School Shootings

Two people hugging each other tightly in a room, both with eyes closed.

“May the One who makes peace in the heavens / Bring peace to us, to our children, / To our communities,
And to this broken world.”

Family Portrait

A watercolor painting of three smiling children sitting on autumn leaves near a lake.

The painting is for grandparents, miles away, / who long for them…”

The Reconstructionist Network

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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

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