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Hazan et HaOlam: A Ritual for Starting Solids

This ritual frames starting solid foods as a time honor the sacredness of nourishment.
  • by Naama
babies, blessings, food, gratitude, parenting
A smiling baby in a high chair being fed with a spoon by an adult.

Blessing for Hunger

Don’t fret about terms, / she croons. / Just watch the squirrels
  • by Cathleen Cohen
blessing, food, hunger, mindfulness, nature
watercolor by author of a squirrel sitting on the branch of a tree

Hamotzi: Blessing My Bread

“The pause is mine. Hamotzi. All mine…”
  • by Jacqueline Jules
food, hamotzi, mindfulness
a hand reaches towards a sliced challah

Rimonim

A poem of admiration for pomegranates
  • by Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg
blessing, food, tree
bowl of pomegranates

Eight Ritual Steps of Hakhnasat Orkhim (Welcoming Guests)

Bringing mindfulness to the act of welcoming guests through a chant and series of ritual intentions

  • by Kohenet Bayta Diamond and Rabbi Janet Madden
audio, chant, food, guests, hakhnasat orkhim, welcoming
a person is setting a table

Kavannah Before Eating

“For the treasures of healthy sustenance I enjoy each day”

  • by Rabbi Debra Smith
blessing, food
Woman enjoying a meal at a cozy cafe, with a yellow cup and green plants on the wooden table.

Prayers to Nurture New Behaviors and Understandings of Eating

“I believe that my body is worth nourishing”

  • by Rabbi Julie Shoshanah Pfau
anti-fat bias, body liberation, body neutrality, eating disorders, fat liberation, fat phobia, food
A breakfast spread with waffles, oatmeal, fruit, coffee, and honey on a marble table.

Mizrahi Food, American Kitchen: Making Mashka Duah for Shavuot

Recipe for Persian frittata and Mashka Duah for Shavuot

  • by Adva Chattler
cooking, food, mizrahi, recipe
A bowl of cucumber yogurt salad with green onions on a wooden table, garnished with cucumber slices.

Anna

“She chopped and mixed from scratch”

  • by Steve Pollack
candle lighting, food, hanukkah
Close-up of golden, crispy potato pancakes stacked on a plate.

Bendigamos a la Vida: A Humanistic Birkat HaMazon in Spanish and English

Grace after meals with humanistic language

  • by Martín Hasan
birkat hamazon, food, Humanist, Spanish
A smiling man in a blue shirt looks upward on a city street with historic buildings in the 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