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Prayer for the Broken

“I pray / in accents foreign to my own ears”
  • by Ivy Schweitzer
Shekhinah
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An Interpretive Psalm 27

“The Mystery shines light and strength on my life”
  • by Marc Jacobs
God, protection, psalm, psalm 27
clouds mountains and green field with flowers

Sounding the Shofar in a Post-Roe World

“Pay attention. This is not a test.”
  • by Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann 
abortion, feminism, shofar, social justice
person in silhouette blowing shofar against white curtains

Blessings for Spending the Holidays Apart from Community

Acknowledging the loneliness of being unable to pray in community
  • by James Barrie
covid
person in red hoodie walking through field of tall wheat looking out to sunset in the distance

Diaspora Blessing for Multiple New Years

“Blessed are you for bending time”
  • by Anna Goodman Herrick
moon
half moon titled in blue purple sky

Blessing and Welcoming Virtual Congregants in Our Sanctuary

“We welcome those who join us virtually on these days”
  • by Rabbi David G. Winship
technology
person having online call or meeting with someone on the computer. live person is shown with hand as if gesturing in conversation. person on computer is smiling.

Mourner’s Kaddish for Those Lost to Addiction

“Blessed are those who couldn’t take the pain of living anymore”
  • by Rabbi Lizz Goldstein
addiction, kaddish
person in silhouette looking out at foggy blue pink sky with tree in background

Planting Seeds of the New Year

“May the seeds of this year / Be planted”
  • by Rabbi David G. Winship
apple, growth, renewal, rosh hashanah
closeup of white hand holding seed packet pouring seeds into garden container near soil

God Remembers – Do We?

An introduction to the Zikhronot section of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy
  • by Andrea Gouze
memory
person in silhouette looking up at dark night sky in navy and various shades of blue and stars. Person is looking up to sky.

At the Water’s Edge: A Tashlikh Prayer

“May you be as a baby yet unborn, / floating in Mother Ocean”
  • by Blaze Ardman
renewal, tashlikh
four people, some wearing kippot, at the edge of a lake throwing breadcrumbs to perform the tashlikh ritual

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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