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I Am A Boat: A Poem for Tevet

“They name boats after women – No wonder.”
  • by Gail Simmons
ancestors, Tevet, water
Wooden rowboat on a calm lake with green lily pads and gentle reflections in the water.

From the Deep

  • by Amelia Glaser
water
rocks in the ocean, small waves crashing

Initiating the Fast of Yom Kippur: The Final Cup of Water

A water ritual for beginning the fast of Yom Kippur
  • by Rabbi Janet Madden, PhD
fasting, water
White-skinned hands grasp a glass of blue water

Rosh Hodesh

A poem for the new moon.
  • by Marissa
light, moon, new moon, water
sailboat on the ocean with stars above

Bodies of Water

A poem about early moments of grief
  • by Ellen Blum Barish
art, grief, water
two ducks on a lake

An Embodiment Ritual for Planting the First Seeds of the Season

A ritual for the holy work of seeding your garden or farm
earth, garden, tree planting, water
Hands holding small brown seeds, with a blurred background.

Iyar

“If we remember the daily count / will new paths open in the heavens?”
  • by Ann Kanter
Miriam, water
woman in profile standing on sand dune in the desert

A Ritual Honoring the Living Waters

“May I use these waters wisely”
  • by Elizabeth Caplun, Adva Chattler, Batya Diamond, Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein, Sheryl Shapiro
eco-friendly, water
Hands submerged in water with green leaves floating nearby.

Water Guardian Ritual: For a Tu B’shvat Seder or Environmental Action

This ritual can be used as a way to enter into a Tu B’shvat seder or teaching session or as an intention-setting or witnessing ritual for an environmental action
  • by Rabbi Janet Madden, Hila Ratzabi, Janice Steinberg & Judith Kerman
eco-friendly, environment, seder, tu bi'shevat seder, water
white hands cupping water over a body of water

Hukat Olam

“It is a cosmic principle … the Eternal Mystery”
  • by Tiferet Welch
family, grief, growth, healing, mikveh, parent, water
Close-up of splashing water droplets with a blurred background, capturing dynamic motion and fluidity.

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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