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Hukat Olam

“It is a cosmic principle … the Eternal Mystery”
  • by Tiferet Welch
family, grief, growth, healing, mikveh, parent, water
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Not in This World or in the Next

“We will return to you, / you will return to us.”
  • by Cathleen Cohen
family, grief, memory, siblings
Close-up of green grass blades with a warm, blurred sunlight background.

Radical Shabbat Guide

An easy-to-follow Shabbat guide that is informative and inclusive
  • by Madison Emmanuelle Slobin & Cantor Shira Stanford Asiyo
at the shabbat table, candle lighting, family, motzi
illustration of a person closing their eyes and holding their hands toward their face above Shabbat candles

Safety Box

“My ancestors speak to me there in that small, windowless room”
  • by Rabbi Chaya Gusfield
ancestors, family, healing, suicide
A pile of old, assorted black-and-white and color photographs is placed in a wooden box.

You Can’t Bring Back the Dead

“You can’t bring them back, but you can learn their Torah”
  • by Rabbi Chaya Gusfield
family, grief, mourning, yizkor
a black and white photo

Prayer for Those Yearning for a Child

“We pray that those yearning to conceive, carry, foster or adopt will lead to a joyful outcome”

  • by Rabbi Ilana Zietman
baby naming, brit milah, family
Sunlight creating bokeh effect over dewy grass, with a warm and dreamy atmosphere.

Wrapping, Embracing

“Every garment I inherited from you / is something to wrap in”

  • by Janice Steinberg
family, feminism, love, tallit
a person holds a blue tallit over their head

Remembering My Beloveds

“I remember my beloveds daily”

  • by Rabbi Debra Smith
family, love, mourning
Open journal with handwritten text, a purple floral stem, and a vintage black-and-white photo on a white surface.

Yahrzeit for My Father

“I found a pair of dress shoes I had long forgotten / caked with mud / hidden away in the back of my closet”

  • by Sara Stock Mayo
family, mourning, yahrzeit
Brown leather dress shoes on a wooden floor.

Source: Yitro

“I recall the dark / glittered. And I calmed …”

family, parent, Yitro
An adult reads a colorful book to a baby in pajamas on their lap.

The Reconstructionist Network

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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

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Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

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Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Read & Rite

One-stop shop for progressive Jewish books and ritual objects

Havaya Summer Programs

Overnight summer camp and teen Israel experience

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

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The Reconstructionist Network

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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