Prayer for a BIPOC Festival

hands of different rainbow colors reach up against a white background

We, human beings,  share in the diversity of this garden we call home. And we are all blessed and strengthened by it.

Strange Fire

closeup of a striped cat's face

“When my cold dead hand brushed against Aaron’s collar,/his soul purred with a satisfied hymn of approval…”

Salvage

watercolor painting of a statue atop the corner of a building

What was the artist’s aim? /
To say … Here I am

Shofar

a shofar with jars of honey and apples

“Birth canal of sound / Twisting and spiraling through time and space…”

From Chesed to Gevurah

Two hands held open together, palms up, against a soft, blurred outdoor sky background.

  The rough seas of our time The turbulence that heaven brings These are the storms before the calm As the light of the I, so long in wait becomes […]

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

Discover how Jewish folklore and personal memory can spark new poetry—join this creative immersion with poet Susan Comninos. 

Give voice to your own stories through the timeless power of myth and writing.

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