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Ritual for Surgery for Removal of Ovarian Mass, Ovary and Fallopian Tubes

A complete healing circle ritual including an introduction, poetry, prayers and reflections.
  • by Joanna D. Brown, MD
friends, healing circle, prayer, surgery
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The Awe, ירא, That Encompasses Mayim Hayim, מים חיים

“May we be reminded of the songs of Miriam, the keeper of the Mayim Hayim…”
  • by Rabbi Marina Yergin
children, climate crisis, family, flood, Guadalupe River, nature, parenting, prayer, torrential rain
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Morning Psalm: A Mourner’s Qualm

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

“For now, all that we have / is to be together in this brokenness…”
  • by Sara Stock Mayo
prayer, Shekhinah, war
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Prayer in Times of Uncertainty

“Fill each of us with Your Holy Presence and with the light of hope…”
  • by Rabbi/Cantor Eva Robbins
God, hope, prayer, uncertainty
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A Prayer for Food Humanity in Gaza

“We call out to You now in this time of crisis…”
  • by Rabbi Patti Haskell
Gaza, hunger, prayer
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Kweer Blessings and Prayers

A collection of LGBTQ+ blessings, poems, prayers, rituals, and kavanot.
  • by Maggid Eli Andrew Ramer
ancestors, coming out, family, intimacy, LGBTQ, mi shebeirakh, name change, polyamory, prayer, queer, rainbow, relationships, sex, shema, single, Sukkot, torah
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Yotzer Or

“Blessed is the Darkness in the Light, / Blessed is the Light in the Darkness…”
  • by Amy Josefa Ariel
creation, darkness, light, morning, prayer
a field of wildflowers

A Kavannah for Tying Tefillin Straps Around Finger

An intention for the ritual of tefillin
  • by Rabbi Michael Margaretten Cohen
morning, prayer, tefillin
Person praying with Hebrew prayer book and tallit, seated at a table with glasses and additional books, in grayscale.

Ana Adonai

“Hoshiah na, / please save me from my hardened heart…”
  • by Amy Josefa Ariel
God, Israel, peace, prayer, war
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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

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Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis