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Under the Covers with God

“Truth is, You are always a breath away…”
  • by Joe Tradii
God, holiness, tallit
Person outdoors holding up a large blue patterned blanket as it billows in the wind under trees.

Home-based Mikveh Ritual for Immersion, Renewal, and Transition

This ritual creates an accessible mikveh experience for home-bound people.
  • by Om Green
accessibility, disability, God, holiness, home-based, immersion, mikveh, sacred
Minimalist bathroom with a white freestanding bathtub, wooden caddy, towels, and large frosted windows.

HaMakom: Vayeitzei

“Feeling the stone rolling off the well, / I welcome / This new day.”
  • by Tiferet Welch
holiness, home
Sunrise over a serene lake surrounded by forested mountains and soft clouds.

Blessing (Brakha) for Using Medical Devices

This new blessing for medical devices, such as insulin pumps and feeding tubes, and focuses on the mitzvah of shmirat haguf, taking care of one’s body.
  • by char hersh
blessings, chronic illness, diabetes, holiness, insulin pump, medical devices
A person wearing jeans with an insulin pump tucked into a pocket, connected to a charger with braided strings.

The Flesh and the Body

To love an idea can be quite quite / satisfying but only the body, beloved, / is holy, holy, holy.
  • by Elliott batTzedek
body, embodied, God, holiness
a black and white photo of a dancer with short hair wearing a long skirt with bent knees, face angled upward, and arm extending to the side

The Shape of Holiness

“Instead of color and shape and symbols or frame / I ponder what is holy…”
  • by Rabbi Gila Ruskin
holiness
Framed artwork with intricate circular Hebrew text and small corner illustrations, next to a Voter Protection badge.

The Face of a Flower

“There is holiness / in the face of a flower…”
  • by Ellen Blum Barish
flowers, holiness
close of up a purple floer

Teshuvah: Recognizing Holiness

A special tree inspires a sacred moment.
  • by Laura Hegfield
God, holiness, trees
tree in shape of a heart

A Prayer for Coming Out as Asexual

“I stand confident in the knowledge of my identity, / and am proud of my courage to claim it.”
  • by Lisa
asexual, holiness
A person reaches out their hands to the sunset

Postponement Prayer

A prayer for those who have to postpone a wedding, conversion, or another major event due to circumstances beyond their control.
  • by Heather Paul
blessing, comfort, disappointment, holiness, postpone, simcha
Desert mountains with scattered rocks, some greenery, a stream, and cloudy blue sky.

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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