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A Prayer for Coming Out as Asexual

“I stand confident in the knowledge of my identity, / and am proud of my courage to claim it.”
  • by Lisa
asexual, holiness
A person reaches out their hands to the sunset

Psalm 27: Counting the 51 Days of the Season of Repentance

A meditation before and new translation of Psalm 27.
  • by Noraa Neither Kaplan
Elul, teshuvah
a pomegranate sitting in front of a prayerbook

Prayer for Planting Native Plants

“May our planting cause multiple levels of life to abundantly flourish…”
  • by Rabbi Josh Jacobs-Velde
garden
seedling

Dollar Bread Shabbat Blessing

  • by Ashley Summers Flynn
at the shabbat table, essential workers, poverty, Shabbat, work
tearing a piece of white bread

Today, and Maybe Only Today: a Reflection on Moving Out of an Unsafe Home

“Today, as I affix mezuzot, as I say the shehekhayanu, / As I step into a new chapter of my life, / I take this moment to acknowledge / That my life is about to change.”
  • by Brasha Smith
abuse, healing, moving, shehekheyanu
woman approaching colorful door

Mi Shebeirakh for Israelis Defending Democracy 

  • by Rabbi Maurice Harris 
Israel, mi shebeirakh, protest
Close-up of a fabric displaying the Star of David in blue on a white background.

As I Face my Plate: a Shehechayanu for an Eating Disorder

“Grant me the strength to sustain my life, / As you commanded…”
  • by Brasha Smith
mental health, mental illness
woman eating breakfast in bed

Prayer for bringing a child to overnight summer camp

“I’m proud of you, my child, for the courage to step away from family and  familiarity / For venturing out to meet new people, try new things, discover a new You.”
  • by Rabbi Nachshon Carmi
camp, Jewish camp, parent, summer, summer camp, travel
teen jumping into a lake

A Prayer of the Descendants of Many

A prayer for our country.
  • by Alex Carter
Election Day, first peoples, immigration, independence day, juneteenth, thanksgiving, USA
blank notebook with flowers and pen

Torah and Haftarah Blessings with Feminine God Language and Re-Gendered Hebrew

Torah and Haftarah blessings addressing the Divine as feminine
  • by Lori Sumberg
blessing, feminism, gender, Shekhinah, torah
open torah scroll

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A blank white image with no visible elements or details.

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