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All Four (Are One)

Israel, passover, peace, war
closeup of matzah

Dressing the Seder Table

“All of the marriages, promises all the lives and deaths behind us all the way back to the Red Sea’s crossing…”
  • by Beth Kanell
family, Miriam, passover, seder
A drawing of Miram dances with a timbrel, set against a oink backdrop.

Don’t Name What You’re Painting

  • by Cathleen Cohen
Israel, peace, spring, war
a water color of hydrangeas and fruit

That Intrepid Little Frog

“That frog, / that inconsequential, modest frog, / held our fate in its webbed feet…”
  • by Brasha Smith
exodus, passover
a small green frog sits on a lily pad

Kaddish: Love Language

“Now, your breath is within me. / And Kaddish is like a love letter.” 
  • by Amy Pollack
grief, kaddish
a collage with the words of the Kaddish and pastel watercolors

A Prayer For/On Tuesday

“May we all remember the story we tell / about Your creation / on this holy Tuesday…”
  • by Maggid Eli Andrew Ramer
creation, grandmother, Yiddish
an older woman and family member sitting on a bench

I Want

“I want to be carried into a deep, deep salty sea of sound, rhythm, in tune with oceanic harmonies…”
  • by Rabbi Tsurah August
Gaza, Israel, peace, social justice, Ukraine, war
a collage of multicultual faces

Star Cousins

“Peace for my Muslim cousins / Is peace for my Jewish siblings…”
  • by Jennifer Rudick Zunikoff
Abraham, peace, Ramadan
Vast desert landscape with rocky cliffs and distant hazy horizon under a pale sky.

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

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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