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Bereishit

“There is joy / At the sight / Of the white fire”
  • by Tiferet Welch
creation, kabbalah
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Modah Ani, Painting

“The holy that swims / through my sight …”
  • by Cathleen Cohen
art, creation, gratitude
watercolor painting by cathleen cohen called "sharp joy" shows beautiful pink flowers and green leaves and brown stems in delicate watercolors

Frail Hope

“Will my God turn on the light in this dark room?”
  • by Nick Pipitone
grief, hope
dandelion lying on pavement

The Four Yizkors: Grief and Memory Hold Hands

“Grief and memory hold hands / as, broken-hearted, we find our way through the Jewish year”
  • by Rabbi Jen Gubitz
grief, memory, yizkor
sign in hebrew that reads "yizkor" memorial - black letters on white stone

The Time of Fullness: Welcoming Ushpizin

“Whose breath is upon my skin?”
  • by Sheryl J. Shapiro
sukkah
group of people decorating a sukkah

Ne’ilah: Another Door Opens

“there is no book / no final decree”
  • by sara_mayo
teshuvah
dark photo of person walking through door with yellow light

We Are Verbs: A Poem for the Days of Awe

“You are the blessed and the blessing”
  • by Blaze Ardman
blessing
multicolored sunset at the beach with person standing at the shore with arms open in silhouette

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

I Pleaded with God

“My mother was at peace, so I could be at peace.”
  • by Betty Shapiro
grief, loss, parent
closeup of elderly woman's hands being held by younger person's hands, both light-skinned

The Queen Is in the Field

“My dear, there are no keys to the palace”
  • by Rabbi Sarah Brammer-Shlay
feminism, gender, liberation, Shekhinah
light brown skinned woman with curly dark hair dressed in gauzy gown looking contemplative in halo-like crown with hair pinned up and curls coming down in field with tree and sunlight

The Reconstructionist Network

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Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement

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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

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Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

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Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Read & Rite

One-stop shop for progressive Jewish books and ritual objects

Havaya Summer Programs

Overnight summer camp and teen Israel experience

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

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The Reconstructionist Network

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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