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Burning the Cancer Shirts this Passover

  • by Bluma Sussman
cancer, healing
close up of bonfire flames with orange sparks flying in the air against black background

The Freedom Haggadah: A Story of Protest and Hope

Passover haggadah expressing the hope to protect Israeli democracy and freedom in 2023
  • by Benny Barabash, Yaara Shehori and Dov Elboim, Sigal Naim
freedom, Israel, seder
Photo by Erez Harodi of Israel democracy protest in 2023. Photo shows a large crowd of people holding Israeli flags. A large sign in the front reads "The state of Israel will be founded on freedom, justice, and peace" in both English and Hebrew. Another protest sign reads, "SOS Bibi wants to destroy Israel."

Creating Sacred Space: Calling the Directions for Selikhot

Selikhot ritual connected to the four directions
  • by Alex Carter
angels, selikhot
woman with long straight brown hair shown from behind looking toward body of water and shore of wheat and sky of clouds in pink and yellow and grayish.

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
annabel-rose-Ne_-ZNtF1ok-unsplash

Blessing for Cutting an Umbilical Cord and Ritual for Anointing a Baby’s Navel

“How might we mark the moment of birth and coming into Jewish covenant without focusing on the gender and genitals of an infant?”
  • by Rabbi Caryn Aviv
baby naming, covenant, gender, gender inclusive
closeup of person's white hands holding white baby's small bare feet with dappled sunlight shining

The Key: A Ritual for Perinatal Loss

Ritual to acknowledge grief related to infertility or perinatal loss
  • by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin and Rabbi Janet Madden
grief, infertility, loss of a child
close up of white woman wearing white t-shirt with a few colorful horizontal stripes. she's wearing a necklace with a key hanging on it, and she's holding the key with two fingers. she has rings on her pointer and middle fingers.

Working Parent Ritual for Beginning and Ending the Work Day

This ritual offers working parents a moment of pause between our different roles in life
  • by Adva Chattler, Hila Ratzabi, & Cyd Weissman
children, parent
light skinned brown haired mother holding small child and multiple bags and a diaper bag outdoors giving the child a kiss

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

Havdalah for Community Transitioning to New Rabbi

“We bless separation, between light and darkness, between Shabbat and weekday, between rabbi and rabbi.”
  • by Rabbi Sarah Noyovitz, Rabbi Ellen Triebwasser
havdalah, transition
light skinned jewish woman with dark curly hair in purple t-shirt holding a silver spice holder and sniffing the spices with a smile

Blessing for the Dedication of Solar Panels

“We come here in humility and gratitude today for the opportunity to celebrate the installation of our solar panels”
  • by Rabbi Nathan Martin
eco-friendly, environment, solar panels
solar panels on a building with sunshine

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Resilience Boost: Spiritual Tools for the Election Season

Come together with the Ritualwell community on September 11th for a special hour dedicated to the Jewish values connected to pursuing justice. Registration for this event includes a special Resilience Boost package of curated resources of poetry and prayers to turn to for strength and support through election season 

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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

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