Topic Tags: rosh hashanah

Small acts that counteract the sadness and despair // Rituals that contain the pain

“Let the cry of the shofar pierce our hearts and remind us of what we must do, together…”

“Help our hearts heal so we can find the strength / to forge a new road and find a way to live in peace…”

“This is the year the answers can’t be simple, won’t come / quickly.”

“In this new year, let us bring our potential to bear.”

An alternative kind of Tashlikh, focusing on composting and transformation.

​Rabbi Maurice Harris, Associate Director for Thriving Communities and Israel Affairs Specialist, shares a powerful message for this moment.

Rabbi Daria Jacobs-Velde shares a timely teaching for the High Holidays.

“Together we will recite / the only prayer this New Year; / the prayer home.”

“Return is always possible.”