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Crossing the Red Sea

  • by Jacqueline Jules
passover, the Red Sea
the sea of Reeds

Purim Cocktail ‘Hafuch’/Purim Upside Down Cocktail

A special toast written for Purim 2024.
  • by Cyd Weissman
hostages, Israel, Purim
a cup of foamy cappuccino

A Brief Megillah

Karen Webber delivers a micro version of ‘the whole megillah’ in her performance piece.
  • by Cantor Karen Webber
Esther, Megllah, Purim
a row of people wearing festive masks

Purim

“Masks help us imagine / it’s history and only our story…”
  • by Cathleen Cohen
Esther, hamantashen, Purim
two plates filled with hamantashen

Psalm of Seeking

“I touch the rough bark of a tree and it speaks, but only / in leaves and branches…”
  • by Judith Kerman
doubt, God, nature
an image of a tree with bark prominet stretching up the a blue sky

Milkweeds

“These seeds will fly without help…”
  • by Judith Kerman
curiosity, gossip, nature
pods of milkweeds, with one open

Lev

“May the Shekhinah drive you home in her taxi…”
  • by Judith Kerman
memorial
a heart shape created from pages of an open book

Burdens and Blessings

“Being Jewish / shapes and shades my poetry / forms and reforms my soul…”
  • by Jennifer Rudick Zunikoff
identity, Judaism
a hand holds a violin and bow

Spring

“even the / darkest, coldest winter still gives way to spring…”
  • by Brasha Smith
birds, spring
a bird sits on a branch of pink budding flowers

The First Time

“No words can describe it. / The first time I held her on my chest…”
  • by Sauci Bosner
grandmother, Shehekhiyanu
a new infant

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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