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My Heart Feels Heavy

“Did I harden my heart to survive?”
  • by Dara Snyder
hope, sorrow
a woman places her hand on her heart

Tipat Torah: Singing Sad Songs Again and Again

In re-encountering Torah every year, we get the joy of meeting up with beloved places and dear old friends.
hope, torah
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To Not Lose Hope

“we remind ourselves / of eternal light at the core / of the universe”
  • by Nick Pipitone
hope, light, peace, war
view of earth from space

Four Ways to Find Gratitude During Challenging Times: A Ritual for Your Thanksgiving Table

These four prompts offer ways to share different experiences of gratitude at your Thanksgiving table. 
  • by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
family, gratitude, hope, wisdom
autumn leaves turn read while trees to the left have leaves fallen

Sparking Hope

“sparking hope / for a engulfing glow to illuminate all peoples / through love…”
  • by Rabbi Janet Madden, PhD
hope, Israel, light
the moon looms over the mountains in a deep blue sky

Is this Hope?

“I place colors on flat surface during war – a break / from the news, from the story.”
  • by Cathleen Cohen
hope, war
orange and yellow flowers on a blue backdrop

Reaching Out

“reaching toward me, / as alive and animated / as my own unimaginable heart–”
  • by Gabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer
ancestors, hope, Israel, peace, war
a hand reaches out to the shadows

When Sorrow Comes Knocking

“Sometimes there is not /  enough space / to contain all of the grief.”
  • by Sara Stock Mayo
depression, grief, healing, hope
an empty bench facing a wide green lawn

Looking to the Future So We Can Look to the Past

  • by Rabbi James Greene
change, Elul, growth, hope, joy
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Healing Affirmation

A reminder of our covenant with the Source of Life.
  • by SuzieB
covenant, healing, hope
green mountains above a green valley

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Jewish Spiritual Autobiography

 Writing a spiritual autobiography helps you to discover how teachers, touchstones, symbols and stories have led you to make meaning and understand the sacred in your personal story. In this immersion, join Ritualwell’s Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, a writer and spiritual director, to map out and narrate your most sacred life experiences. Four sessions starting May 16, 2024. 

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Read & Rite

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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