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The Pandemic Yizkor

“This is the yahrzeit of the Life we lived before”
  • by Carol L. Skolnick
pandemic, yahrzeit, yizkor
young man in black t-shirt and pants shown from behind standing at curtained window, parting the curtain and looking outside. Curtain is a gauzy white and there is a black area to the right, creating a stark white and black effect to the scene.

Blessing for Concluding Breastfeeding

“my body has been a source of sustenance and nourishment for my little one”
  • by Rabbi Rachael Miller
blessing, breastfeeding, weaning
woman shown from afar sitting under tree with red leaves breastfeeding a baby. The woman is white with soft blond wavy hair.

Invocation for Juneteenth

“Be with us, as we acknowledge the sins of slavery, racism, and discrimination”
  • by Rabbi Ben Goldberg
antiracism, juneteenth, racial justice
black and white photo of black person at a protest holding up a sign that reads “If you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” ―Toni Morrison

Help Me

“Give me the strength to discover new ways to be”
  • by Betty Shapiro
healing, hope, Shekhinah
young woman with brown skin and long black hair standing in a forest looking up and slightly smiling

Prayer for Shabbat Sukkot

“The quest for wisdom, / The struggle for justice”
  • by Spencer Szwalbenest
death, justice
interior of a sukkah with table covered in blue tablecloth and sunlight creating shadows on a white wall

A Prayer for Those with Less Visible/Invisible Disabilities

“May we be liberated by the expanse of our gifts”
  • by Melissa Hoffman
disability
person standing in silhouette at the shore against a bright pink and red sky

The Word is Wind

“the prayer was dance”
  • by Tzivia Gover
environment, nature, shema
light skinned young woman in a forest, hair blowing in the wind, arms swinging as if she is dancing. she wears a torqouise blue long tank top and jeans, and has long straight light brown hair.

And You Shall Bind Them as a Sign: A Creation Kavannah for Wrapping Tefillin Straps

“I bind myself to light and darkness, brightness and night.”
  • by Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz
creation, tefillin
close up of light skinned man's arm wrapped in tefillin as he holds a siddur and wears a tallit

Prayer for a New Year

“This year may I drink myself full”
  • by Batnadiv
creation, New Year's, renewal
woman with light olive skin and short dark hair in black tank top with colorful pattern smiling, eyes closed, in a field of tall flowers, with yellow petals raining down

Blessing for Committee Work

“I must show up for this work. / But remember to keep my ego small”
  • by Rabbi David G. Winship
work
racially diverse group of people smiling around an office table

The Reconstructionist Network

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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

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Havaya Summer Programs

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Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

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Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

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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