Season of Our Joy

lulav and etrog

“I squeeze the etrog and smell it,
and my heart swells. / The mitzvah is to take the dare…”

Apple Peel Tachlikh

a knife slicing apple peel

An alternative kind of Tachlikh, focusing on composting and transformation.

Minyan

two bowls of soup, bread and soup nuts

“In an age when / searching for home / in a soup / makes sense.”

Signs of Life

a star of David on a chain

  Wear the star Near and far For me, for you For every Jew   Not with shame But with pride Never forget To be on the right side   […]

Belonging

a spiral of stained glass windows

“My path is not a straight line / but rather an ever evolving circle…”

A Prayer in this Time of Crisis

a brown shofar set on an open prayerbook

​Rabbi Maurice Harris, Associate Director for Thriving Communities and Israel Affairs Specialist, shares a powerful message for this moment.

Above and Below

a person's hands are clasped together sitting on an open book

“What is the path home? / Out from our buried place? / To Peace?”

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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