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Grief – A Prayer From a Meditation on Psalm 6

“God who weeps with us all, / hold my aching heart…”
  • by Eden Anolick
compassion, death, fragility, grief
A white rosebud covered in water droplets against a dark green blurred background.

Circle of Life Exercise

This creative ritual can be done during a Yizkor service or other gatherings focused exploring on death, dying and legacy.
  • by Elliott Familant
ancestors, death, family, grandparents, legacy, life
a family heirloom photo

Kaddish Yatom (Mourner’s Kaddish)

The Reconstructionist version of the Mourner’s Kaddish.
  • by Siddur Kol Haneshamah
death, God, kaddish, mourning, prayer, transcendent
A hand holding a siddur opened to the Kaddish

An Unetaneh Tokef* for Today

The poet frames the loss of life in Israel and in Gaze with this powerful liturgy
  • by Roberta Spivek
death, Gaza, grief, Israel, war
man bringing flowers to grave in cemetery

Lights Out

“Time for your / soul to take flight, time for your soul / to light a new star.”
  • by Elizabeth Tragash
death, grief, mourning
blue and purple galaxy of stars

Once More to the Altar

  • by Amelia Glaser
Abraham, akedah, death
The desert reaches into the sky

Prayer for Shabbat Sukkot

“The quest for wisdom, / The struggle for justice”
  • by Spencer Szwalbenest
death, justice
interior of a sukkah with table covered in blue tablecloth and sunlight creating shadows on a white wall

Death Takes a Seat Before She Takes to Flight

“It’s a wonder / How comfort arrives: / From what source?”
  • by Tiferet Welch
death, loss, mourning, parent
Woman in a white dress walking along a sandy beach with gentle waves in the background.

Every Day a Little Death

“Death is my teacher”

  • by Cantor Karen Webber
death, Elul, mourning, yizkor, yom kippur
full moon over dark landscape

Soul Candles

A traditional pre-High Holiday ritual of making candles for one’s beloveds

  • by Jane Enkin
ancestors, ashkenazi, candles, death, tekhine, women
dozens of lanterns illuminate a dark background

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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