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The Mishkan Reassembled

“We will collect ourselves; / We will gather in; / We will reassemble…”
  • by Tiferet Welch
mishkan, torah
person walking in desert sand dunes

So They Say

“There is a tree somewhere, so they say. / And that tree has its roots in a culture / that spreads back millennia.”
  • by Brasha Smith
torah, trees
A tree across from a lake against a dark starry night

The Cave at Machpelah

“Abraham sat all night with the body of his beloved that he bathed tenderly…”
  • by Jessica de Koninck
Abraham, Genesis, sarah, torah
a cave in Israel

Tipat Torah: Singing Sad Songs Again and Again

In re-encountering Torah every year, we get the joy of meeting up with beloved places and dear old friends.
hope, torah
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Tikkun HaLev (Repair of the Heart)

“How can a body survive so much spilled blood?”
  • by Ellen Blum Barish
Israel, peace, sarah, torah, war
a rose against blackness

Parshat Toldot: Dedicated to Vivian Silver

This poem is dedicated to dedicated to Vivian Silver, z”l, and her vision for peace
  • by Sharon Bronstein
Israel, peace, Toldot, torah, Vivian Silver
a protest for peace

May God Remember Us: An Interfaith Prayer for Transgender Day of Remembrance 2023

  • by Rabbah Rona Matlow
torah, trans, transgender, Transgender Day of Remembrance
people march with signs for trans rights

Yotzer Or: The Beginning

“So God created the dawn, painting peaks of blues and purples to the warmth of the black.”
  • by Kelly Whitehead
prayer, torah
sunrise over the mountains

Tipat Torah: From Wilderness to Bitterness to Light

How do we make it through the bitterness, the darkness, the uncertainty of this time? We call on what we know from that wild, rudderless, nomadic experience of being both lost and guided bamidbar.
college, Heshvan, light, torah
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Simchat Torah, 50 years later

“I cradled your / black-inked letters, letters overflowing with infinity…”
  • by Sharon Bronstein
Israel, torah, war
fire burning against a black sky

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Jewish Spiritual Autobiography

 Writing a spiritual autobiography helps you to discover how teachers, touchstones, symbols and stories have led you to make meaning and understand the sacred in your personal story. In this immersion, join Ritualwell’s Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, a writer and spiritual director, to map out and narrate your most sacred life experiences. Four sessions starting May 16, 2024. 

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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