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Counting: Remembering Victims of Hate

“But today, there are not enough words in the Psalm / to cover the number of victims of this hate.” 
  • by Brasha Smith
Israel, mourning, peace, terrorism
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Lights Out

“Time for your / soul to take flight, time for your soul / to light a new star.”
  • by Elizabeth Tragash
death, grief, mourning
blue and purple galaxy of stars

God Will Gather Us In

Imagine that the whole world is God’s sukkah, and that we are all sheltered there.
  • by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat
audio, grief, loss, mourning, psalm 27, reflection, sukkah, writing
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A Psalm for Mourning

“I cannot tear it all down, / rip out the broken heart of it, / and be done with it.”
  • by Terry Boyle
grief, mourning, psalm
A person stands on the rocks, overlooking the ocean on a dark day

The Raw Material of the Notes During the Month of Av

“May the cries of every neshama / Be rendered into / Notes of comfort…”
  • by Tiferet Welch
mourning, redemption, tikkun olam, video
seagull flying over beach

It’s Not About Letting Go

“what I really need to work on is letting in”
  • by Bonnie Gruszecki
grief, mourning
white hand holding lit candle in small glass jar

First Hanukkah Without Mom

“For the first time / I will miss / The Hanukkah lights”
  • by Twilla Tiferet Welch
grief, mourning
nine candles lit against black background

Prayer After the Death of a Difficult Person

“i am the rock that burst open”
  • by Devon Spier
grief, mourning
headstone with hebrew writing and stones on top

Sackcloth: A Poem for Tisha B’Av

“her presence undimmed but hidden as the new moon”
  • by Rabbi Janet Madden
mourning, Shekhinah, tisha b'av, women
a person sits in the middle of a desert with a striped blanket wrapped around them

Death Takes a Seat Before She Takes to Flight

“It’s a wonder / How comfort arrives: / From what source?”
  • by Tiferet Welch
death, loss, mourning, parent
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Honoring Loved Ones in Writing & Art

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Read & Rite

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Placement Office

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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