Topic Tags: social justice

“Because the first thing dictators do / Is ban books, history, music, science, art and journalism…”

  This July 4th haftarah/prophetic chant is an opportunity to engage with and re-imagine some of our country’s iconic texts on freedom and independence.

“…marching in beautiful displays of disruptive light…”

This new version of dayenu is a protest reading about current political turmoil.

This new text is a collective recitation of the commitments of the Reconstructionist Reparations Resolution.

“We will hold on to goodness/ We will hold on to each other…”

“But we are the powers /that were and are / and will be…”

“I want to be carried into a deep, deep salty sea of sound, rhythm, in tune with oceanic harmonies…”

“with each step, breath, check mark, or absence / I can sing your praise”