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A Thousandfold

  • by Seraphina Ferraro
Israel, Palestine, peace, Shabbat, war, yahrzeit
rows of lit candles shining in the ddark

A Life, A Year

A poem to mark moments in a year of mourning.
  • by Pearl Adler Saban
kaddish, shiva, shloshim, yahrzeit
hourglass and calendar

The Story That Could Heal

“All that remains to me / of my family’s life in Ukraine… / are four silver kiddush cups…”
  • by Janice Steinberg
immigration, Russia, tisha b'av, Ukraine, yahrzeit, Yiddish
a lit candle glows against a dark background

The Pandemic Yizkor

“This is the yahrzeit of the Life we lived before”
  • by Carol L. Skolnick
pandemic, yahrzeit, yizkor
young man in black t-shirt and pants shown from behind standing at curtained window, parting the curtain and looking outside. Curtain is a gauzy white and there is a black area to the right, creating a stark white and black effect to the scene.

Let It Burn

“Blessed burning of yahrzeit candle’
  • by Tiferet Welch
grief, suicide, yahrzeit
lit candle, thick and white, next to white petal on wood table against black background

Yahrzeit for My Father

“I found a pair of dress shoes I had long forgotten / caked with mud / hidden away in the back of my closet”

  • by Sara Stock Mayo
family, mourning, yahrzeit
Brown leather dress shoes on a wooden floor.

Yahrzeit Light Prayer

“The yarzeit light shines with the light of their souls”

  • by Barbara Rothstein, PhD
yahrzeit
Hands cupping a lit candle in a glass jar, with more candles softly glowing in the background by a window.

Memorial Prayer for Miscarriage, Stillbirth & Baby Loss

“Shekhinah – Divine Presence, may You comfort us”

  • by Kohenet Yael Tischler
kaddish, loss of a child, miscarriage, mourning, yahrzeit
Lit candle and white calla lily on a wooden surface against a dark background.

Remembering the Organ Donor

  • by Rabbi Morton Levine
healing, yahrzeit
A lit memorial candle in a ceramic holder with Hebrew letters on a table.

Shema to Comfort Mourners

“To remember these words / not only / when we lie down in slumber”

  • by Devon Spier
grief, shema, yahrzeit
folded white fabric in shadows

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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