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Latest Rituals

The Eighth Candle

“I see reflected in the light the faces of my family. / I see hope.”
  • by Darcy Grabenstein
antisemitism, hanukkah, Oct 7
Four lit candles with blue, orange, and yellow wax dripping down, set against a dark, blurred background.

Eil Malei for October 7

“May the souls so callously severed from their bodies find shelter, refuge, in the hidden space beneath Your wings.”
  • by Jonathan Kremer
hostages, Israel, mourning, Oct 7
three autumn leaves

October 7th

This poem is dedicated to Eden Yerushalmi & Carmel Gat.
  • by Pearl Abraham
hostages, Israel, Oct 7
a breeze goes through blades of grass against a blue sky

Unetaneh Tokef: An Adaptation for One Year Later

This version of the ‘Unetaneh Tokef’ prayer refers to the atrocities that took place on Oct. 7.
  • by Jaime Herndon
God, hostages, Israel, Oct 7, peace, war
a dusty road

On the Anniversary of Oct. 7: Words of Prayer

A prayer from Rabbi Deborah Waxman, President and CEO, Reconstructing Judaism, to mark the first anniversary of the atrocities that took place on October 7.
  • by Rabbi Deborah Waxman
God, Israel, Oct 7, peace
a white dove flies with wings spread wide, behind the dove are tall trees

A Shofar Cry to the World, October 7, 2024, One Year Later

“I am the Jew / I am a shofar  Calling to the world.”
  • by Reuben Haller
antisemitism, Israel, Oct 7, peace
a person with a tallit over their head holds a shofar to their mouth

October 7th Sestina

Lesléa Newman uses the sestina form to capture her grief.
  • by Lesléa Newman
grief, Israel, Oct 7
a shadowy image of a lone tree by a stream

Rosh Hashanah ’24

“Together we will recite / the only prayer this New Year; / the prayer home.”
  • by Talya Jankovits
Israel, Oct 7, rosh hashanah, shofar
several yellow and black bees swarm to a hive