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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

Mourner’s Kaddish

“The names go on and on, / the rabbi’s voice unwavering…”
  • by Nancy Moss Racusin
grief, kaddish, loss, mourning

Liberation from Grief

A new ritual to bring the memory of a loved one who is no longer with us to the seder.
  • by Darcy Grabenstein
grief, karpas, memory, mourning, passover, salt water, seder

Candles I Remember

“The candles glow, tender, bright, something like your presence in my heart.”
  • by Beth Kanell
candle lighting, grief, hanukkah, light, loss, love, marriage, mourning, relationships

Tisha b’Av 5785: Two Rituals for Release, Reclamation, and Reimagining

Two new Tisha b’Av rituals created for 2025 focus on mourning and liberation.
  • by Kohenet Rae Abileah
ancestors, Gaza, grief, healing, lamentations, mourning, tisha b'av

Morning Psalm: A Mourner’s Qualm

“May we rise in peace, as different creatures…”
  • by Rachel Gorman-Cooper
grief, mourning, prayer

Soul Guiding Prayer

Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael wrote this prayer of comfort after Oct. 7, 2023.
  • by Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael
comfort, God, grief, Israel, mourning, Oct 7, Shekhinah, soul

Yizkor Guided Integration: I Remember You

This guided meditation is designed to be part of a Yizkor service,
  • by Rabbi Jo Beilby
grief, memory, mourning, yizkor

The Weight of Mourning

“One day, maybe, the Kaddish won’t scrape my throat raw…”
  • by Bonnie Birken
grief, kaddish, mourning, shiva

A Litany for a Beloved Non-human Family Member

A powerful ritual for when you have lost an animal companion
  • by Joshua E. Foster-Tucker
Animal companions, dogs, grief, mourning, non-human family

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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