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Type: Prayer

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Be Safe: Prayer for Those Affected by Floods in California

“Be safe, / Be warm, / Be dry”
  • by Trisha Arlin
environment, natural disaster
flooded street in forest with sign that reads road closed by flood and another sign that reads causeway and another sign that reads give way

A Prayer for Unity among People

“We are all neighbors united across the generations”
  • by jgubitz@gmail.com
love
four friends arm in arm standing in sunlight out in nature

Simple Prayer

  • by David Hanig
light, tree
brown skinned woman with long dark hair in forest, hands pressed together, looking up, with a look of wonder or gratitude

Prayer after Healing

“Binder of wounds, / Open me to / Unplanned wonder”
  • by Leslea Haravon Collins
healing, health care, illness
light brown skinned person with eyes closed and white shirt on and beige sun hat with head slightly lifted looking peaceful before light blue sky and clouds

Prayer for Not Desisting from the Work

“with each step, breath, check mark, or absence / I can sing your praise”
  • by Sybil Sanchez Kessler
social justice
silhouette of woman looking to the right against orange sunset overlooking city

Blessing for Zoom

“Who makes it possible for us to see those we love”
  • by Jessica Moise-Grodsky
blessing, pandemic, zoom
Woman in a gray sweater sits at desk, participating in a video call with several people on her computer screen.

Interpretive Third Paragraph of the Shema

“keep me open to wonder and awe so I don’t lose my way in the small places of heart and mind”
  • by Latifa Berry Kropf
shema
close up on rainbow colored tzitzit (fringes) on someone's waste

Blessing of Love Celebrating the Respect for Marriage Act

“We celebrate the triumph / Of love over hate”
  • by Hila Ratzabi
joy, LGBTIQ, LGBTQ, love, same-sex wedding, social justice
queer couple - one in a white bridal gown and one in a blue suit - embracing under a chuppah with a rabbi wearing a rainbow tallit

Prayer for the World’s Turning: When a Revolutionary Soul Dies

“because you breathed / because you dreamed”
  • by Devon Spier and Rachel Stomel whose teaching is credited in the work
grief, social justice
coral colored stone with the word remember on it with line of stones in the background in various shades of coral and beige

Prayer for Healing after Surgery

“Is it selfish of me to ask / That she not be in pain?”
  • by Betty Pollack Shapiro
family, healing, health care, surgery
closeup of white arm with an IV in it in a hospital bed with person standing near bed

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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