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“What are my hollow prayers, compared to this, / this whirling, twirling, joyous atonement alive?”
Ballet dancer sitting on cobblestones, adjusting pointe shoes, shown in black and white.
This ritual focuses on transforming grief through creative expression
Crescent moon and stars over a tranquil lake with grassy hills, under a purple twilight sky.
“That each struggle, joy, and life is intertwined…”
Person standing in a field at sunset, arms raised, enjoying the open landscape and warm light.
“And every year we lift our voice To celebrate, to laugh, and to rejoice!”
Two people examine a large megillah scroll with colorful illustrations and Hebrew text, pointing at different sections.
“We are Moses on the mountain begging to behold a Presence…”
Blue sky with scattered clouds above tall, rugged sandstone canyon walls in a desert landscape.
A Responsive Reading for the month of Adar
Silhouetted bush against a golden sunrise in a misty field.
Our family, so shattered, so seemingly broken, was given new life today.
a person in a purple tallit gathers the four tzit-tzit in their hands
“I squeeze the etrog and smell it, and my heart swells. / The mitzvah is to take the dare…”
A yellow etrog and green branches rest on a rustic wooden surface, used in the Jewish Sukkot festival.
Three songsheets to use for a tisch- for weddings or other occasions.
outlines of people dancing against a rainbow shaded background
“As the new moon of Adar II rises we give thanks for this double dose of delight…”
a crescent moon and stars seen through the lens of a cave

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