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Orrery

The toy Solar System / gets the revolutions right / but a true scale model / would take up half of town / .
  • by Judith Kerman
awe, God, interfaith, nature, sky, stars
a horizon with the slight orange glow of a sun setting underneath a dark purple night sky dotted with stars and a cloud formation

The Compassion of the Womb

A Poem for the Removal of Uterine Fibroids
  • by Evonne Marzouk
compassion, creation, healing
swirling colors representing the universe

Ezekiel

“I have no people and my God makes me mourn…”
  • by Tim Miller
Ezekiel, God, midrash
a fiery sunset of orange and yellow

The Water Waited

“The water waited to see the animals again, / the shapes they would assume and the sounds they’d make…”
  • by Tim Miller
midrash, noah
the raging waters of a flood

Miriam

“Prophecy is the glue that yokes today / with tomorrow, it is one hopeful word…”
  • by Tim Miller
midrash, Miriam
reflection of reeds in the Sea

Standing Stone

“The stone, once mud  at the bottom of the ocean / pressed into rock by time, / will outlast me.”
  • by Judith Kerman
mortality, nature, spirituality
large rock jutting into the water. A person stands on the rock's edge looking out into a bright, cloudy horizon

Why We Are Here

“Praying at The Wall, / Rav Kook’s Four-Fold Song / Singing in my ear…”
  • by Tiferet Welch
mysticism, Rav Kook
close up of person's hands on their chest outdoors in sunlight

Ki Ilu – As If (A poem for our times)

“To calm the tide of polarities Endeavor to massage and find similarities…”
  • by Rabbi/Cantor Eva Robbins
awareness, perspective
a mountain range with the blue sky above

Ashes: A Poem for Tisha B’Av

“There are ashes sunken within us / in places that feel too deep to touch…”
  • by Ahava Lilith evershYne (she/her)
community, grief, mourning, tisha b'av
a field with clouds waving across the sky above it

A Prayer for the Hopeless

Let me remember my breath on the wind as / Fragile / Fleeting / Precious
  • by McKenzie Wren
ancestors, mortality, resilience
Artwork of two women as shadows facing each other

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Purim is a tale of resilience, standing up and speaking out. Now more than ever, we need YOUR story!

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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