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A Different Lilith

Staring up at the glowing orb and feeling the life in her womb, she drifted into dreams, only to be startled awake by the Voice…
  • by Gail Simmons
childbirth, creation, God, Lilith, midrash
View from forest floor looking up at trees with green leaves; a bird soars in the blue sky above.

To Shekinah of the Zohar

“You who ride and rise with joyous shouts / from the River of Already…”
  • by Rabbi Janet Madden
angels, creation, shekinah, Zohar
Sunlight streams through tree branches, creating bright rays and shadows over a house and yard.

Ruakh

“Here we greet / The firmament / Of Heaven…”
  • by Todd Greenberg
breath, creation, God, ruakh
Wispy white clouds stretch across a deep blue sky, creating a dynamic, airy pattern.

The Musaf that is Our Life

“We sing Your praises / In shimmering letters…”
  • by Tiferet Welch
creation, God, teshuvah
Gray stones with Hebrew words written in black, piled together closely in a group.

Yotzer Or

“Blessed is the Darkness in the Light, / Blessed is the Light in the Darkness…”
  • by Amy Josefa Ariel
creation, darkness, light, morning, prayer
a field of wildflowers

Sky and Seas

This short poem is inspired by the process of creation as told in Bereshit.
  • by Emma Fischer
creation, Genesis, God
the sky and sea meet, birds flying in the sky

A reflection for Kol Nidre, for Yom Kippur

“We come from the Ayn Sof as broken shards of creation…”
  • by Todd
creation, God, kol nidre
a picture of the cosmos, a swirling round planet

Aluph

“Of the first letter spoken, / The silence of Aleph / Held all things…”
  • by Tiferet Welch
aleph, aluph, creation, God, Hebrew letters
the hebrew letter alef written in gold

First Light: A Reflection on Rosh HaShanah & Creation

“Today, mirroring the primordial, cosmic Creation Moment, we renew this connection; / we renew and refresh ourselves with teshuvah…”
  • by Shalen Lowell
creation, rosh hashanah
roses in hazy summer sunlight

The Compassion of the Womb

A Poem for the Removal of Uterine Fibroids
  • by Evonne Marzouk
compassion, creation, healing
swirling colors representing the universe

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Read & Rite

One-stop shop for progressive Jewish books and ritual objects

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Havaya Summer Programs

Overnight summer camp and teen Israel experience

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis