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Latest Rituals

A Vidui for the Children of Gaza

A vidui composed to remember the lives of innocent children, killed in war.

heartbreak, vidui, war

a pink flower, wet with dew

An Acrostic (Vidui) For Our Time, 5785

Rabbi Lisa S. Greene’s Vidui captures the struggles of 2024.

two people sitting on a bench

Vidui: Confession of Sins Against the Future

“We signed on to a covenant: / If we take care of the earth / it will take care of us.”

climate crisis, confession, earth, environment, vidui

A hazy view of fields with mountains in the disatnce

Vidui: Our Sincere Declaration of Responsibility

“We come to claim responsibility.”

Silhouette of a person sitting in a window frame overlooking a calm sea under a cloudy sky.

Personal Vidui: Forgiving Myself

A Vidui prayer that balances acknowledgment of wrongdoings with noticing the good

Person wrapped in a blanket, standing in a field, gazing at a sunrise under a cloudy sky.

Vidui for God (2021)

A Vidui directed at the ways God has missed the mark

A woman in a black coat stands on a rock by a calm, blue body of water, surrounded by a few scattered stones.

Meditation Before Confession

“Help me, God of Old, to see myself / through Your eyes”

joy, love, meditation, Shekhinah, vidui

Person with long hair stands by a windy lake, facing the water and a sky with scattered clouds.

A Vidui for Racism

“We have abstained from uncomfortable growth”

Elul, racial justice, vidui, yom kippur

a protest, several people are wearing masks and someone is holding a cardboard sign that says "END SYSTEMIC RACISM"

Positive Confession (Vidui)

Confession of positive behaviors

healing, heart, joy, love, positive, vidui, yom kippur

a person with long hair and a yellow flowing dress sits in a field with closed eyes and an outstretched arm

Vidui for Coronavirus

a person sits alone looking at the sunset