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The day a poet is murdered by ICE

In memory of Renee Nicole Good, z’l, a poet and a mother
  • by Hannah Levy
gun violence, immigration, Renee Nicole Good, social justice
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Tonight We Light

This kavanah was written in the wake of multiple acts of mass violence that have made our Hanukkah celebration feel dissonant and fragile.
  • by LilyFish Gomberg
antisemitism, Bondi, candle lighting, grief, gun violence, hanukkah
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Souls on Sunday

“Blessed are the souls / As they leave the Temple of body…”
  • by james stone goodman
Bondi, grief, gun violence, mourning, souls
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In the Shadow of Bondi, Let there be Light 

“Infinite Source of All, / As darkness threatens, / Enable me to join/ The Light of Redemption…”
  • by Tiferet Welch
antisemitism, Bondi, gun violence, hanukkah, light
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Another School Shooting

“bullets have shattered / the land of make believe…”
  • by Sara Stock Mayo
gun violence
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Against Gun Violence

“The voice of lamentation echoes across the land”
  • by Alden Solovy
gun violence, guns, justice
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Unprayer for Uvalde

“I am tired of praying to a silent God”
  • by Sara Stock Mayo
gun violence, Uvalde
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To the Lawmakers after Mass Shootings

“Don’t bring your flowers”
  • by Cantor Vera Broekhuysen
gun violence, Uvalde
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Love is More Potent Than Guns

“I will never normalize mass death”
  • by Nick Pipitone
gun violence, Uvalde
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After Uvalde: The Court of the Innocent

The Court of the Innocent has lost faith in us: a rebuke from the gates of heaven
  • by Alden Solovy
gun violence, Uvalde
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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

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Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

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Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis