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A Psalm for Mourning

“I cannot tear it all down, / rip out the broken heart of it, / and be done with it.”
  • by Terry Boyle
grief, mourning, psalm
A person stands on the rocks, overlooking the ocean on a dark day

The Month of Av

A poem about the contradictions in the month of Av.
  • by Sai Koros
grief, love, Olam, olam haba, tisha b'av
twine tied in the shape of a heart

Bodies of Water

A poem about early moments of grief
  • by Ellen Blum Barish
art, grief, water
two ducks on a lake

Rivkah’s Gentle Din

“Any ‘I love you’ / Like water, uncontained / Can have no form.”
  • by Tiferet Welch
grief, kabbalah
woman standing in a canyon stream facing a waterfall

It’s Not About Letting Go

“what I really need to work on is letting in”
  • by Bonnie Gruszecki
grief, mourning
white hand holding lit candle in small glass jar

The Key: A Ritual for Perinatal Loss

Ritual to acknowledge grief related to infertility or perinatal loss
  • by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin and Rabbi Janet Madden
grief, infertility, loss of a child
close up of white woman wearing white t-shirt with a few colorful horizontal stripes. she's wearing a necklace with a key hanging on it, and she's holding the key with two fingers. she has rings on her pointer and middle fingers.

First Hanukkah Without Mom

“For the first time / I will miss / The Hanukkah lights”
  • by Twilla Tiferet Welch
grief, mourning
nine candles lit against black background

Ceremony: For Sandy Hook, After 10 Years

“Teach us to spin apart the light in this dark.”
  • by Rabbi Annie Lewis
grief, mass shooting, Sandy Hook, Uvalde
person holding lit tea light candle near rows of other lit tea lights

Prayer for the World’s Turning: When a Revolutionary Soul Dies

“because you breathed / because you dreamed”
  • by Devon Spier and Rachel Stomel whose teaching is credited in the work
grief, social justice
coral colored stone with the word remember on it with line of stones in the background in various shades of coral and beige

Seed of Light

“We can’t see a seed of light / In the brightness of the day”
  • by Tiferet Welch
grief, kabbalah, love
closeup of crystal with lit tea light in background on paper with typed words

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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