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Healing From Jewish Institutional Trauma

“You will not abandon me / even when others who don’t like / what I have to say / choose to gaslight me”
  • by Sara Stock Mayo
courage, feminism
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Unprayer for Uvalde

“I am tired of praying to a silent God”
  • by Sara Stock Mayo
gun violence, Uvalde
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To the Lawmakers after Mass Shootings

“Don’t bring your flowers”
  • by Cantor Vera Broekhuysen
gun violence, Uvalde
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After Uvalde: The Court of the Innocent

The Court of the Innocent has lost faith in us: a rebuke from the gates of heaven
  • by Alden Solovy
gun violence, Uvalde
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Prayer for Guidance and Protection in Times of Fear

“We lean into Your guidance / like wobbly-legged toddlers.”
  • by Karen Erlichman, D.Min., LCSW
healing, violence
A person in a white outfit gazes upward against a cloudy sky.

Black Holes: For Uvalde

“We cannot live in constant sorrow”
  • by Martha Hurwitz
gun violence, Uvalde
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May the Earth Reflect the Heavens: A Prayer for Change

“A heavenly court grows… / They bear witness to / Our ongoing news cycle”
  • by Rabbi David G. Winship
gun violence, Uvalde
Silhouetted trees against a golden sunset sky with wispy clouds.

Blessing for Someone Relocating

“We pray that you carry us in your heart to your new home”
  • by Rabbi Andy Vogel
journey, moving
Couple sits on a wooden floor in a bright room with a black dog, smiling near large windows.

From Out of the Narrow Place: Prayer for Pro-Choice Rally

“Let us use our voices and our votes to cry out as loud as we can”
  • by Rabbi Deborah Waxman, PhD
abortion, feminism, justice, social justice
Protesters near the U.S. Capitol holding signs supporting abortion rights on a sunny day.

Kaddish for Aylan

“it cannot be a still small voice”
  • by Elizabeth Caplun
justice, kaddish, refugees
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Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

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Havaya Summer Programs

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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