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Today, and Maybe Only Today: a Reflection on Moving Out of an Unsafe Home

“Today, as I affix mezuzot, as I say the shehekhayanu, / As I step into a new chapter of my life, / I take this moment to acknowledge / That my life is about to change.”
  • by Brasha Smith
abuse, healing, moving, shehekheyanu
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Our Mikdash (For dedication of a sanctuary)

A short ceremony to rededicate/rename a sanctuary in someone’s honor
  • by Suzanne Sabransky
dedication, shehekheyanu, synagogue
synagogue sanctuary with red carpet

Berukhah At (Shehekheyatnu): A Divine Feminine Blessing for Momentous Occasions

“We praise you, Shekhinah, / who has given us life”
  • by Batya Diamond
shehekheyanu, Shekhinah
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Who Has Kept Us Alive: Prayer for Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine

“A first that leads to other firsts”

  • by Heather Paul
covid, shehekheyanu, vaccine
Person with outstretched arms wearing a mask, outdoors under a blue sky with trees.

A Shehekheyanu for Receiving a Vaccine

“May this vaccine offer protection”

  • by Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein
covid, doctor, healing, health care, shehekheyanu, vaccine
Doctor administering a vaccine to a woman wearing a mask.

Shehekheyanu: Bringing Us to this Day in the Age of COVID

A beautiful family gathering on Zoom to sing Shehekheyanu for a bar mitzvah

  • by Enie Vaisburd
shehekheyanu
A virtual choir with twelve people singing in individual video frames.

The Joy of Reunion in the Age of Covid-19: Shehekheyahu

Joyful ritual for reuniting after quarantine

  • by Nechama Liss-Levinson
shehekheyanu
Two people hugging and smiling warmly in a cozy indoor setting.

For All That Has Kept Us Alive: Humanist Shehekheyanu

Humanist Shehekheyanu

  • by Machar: The Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism
candle lighting, Humanist, shehekheyanu
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A Prayer for the Polls

A prayer for the 2016 presidential election

  • by Elyssa Cherney
Election Day, shehekheyanu, voting
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Shehekheyanu in ASL

Learn the shehekhyanu prayer in American Sign Language, along with the Debbie Friedman melody

  • by Ritualwell
shehekheyanu
Two people standing indoors. One is signing in ASL, while the other looks at the camera. Abstract art in the background.

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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