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Latest Rituals

A Prelude to the Aleinu – It Is Upon Us

This new text is a collective recitation of the commitments of the Reconstructionist Reparations Resolution.
  • by the Reconstructing Judaism's Tikkun Olam Commission for Reparations Shabbat Weekend 5785
Reparations, social justice, tikkun olam
Golden scales of justice in a sunlit forest, surrounded by green leaves and small flying birds.

A Prayer for School Shootings

“May the One who makes peace in the heavens / Bring peace to us, to our children, / To our communities, And to this broken world.”
  • by Rabbi Sandra Lawson
grief, justice, school shooting
Two people hugging each other tightly in a room, both with eyes closed.

A Prayer of Thanks After Your Child’s B’nei Mitzvah When You’re Divorced

Our family, so shattered, so seemingly broken, was given new life today.
  • by Reb Ezra Weinberg
B Mitzvah, divorce, gratitude, joy, miracle
a person in a purple tallit gathers the four tzit-tzit in their hands

The Light Which Doesn’t Fade

“Each night is a small miracle unto itself…”
  • by SuzieB
antisemitism, candles, God, hanukkah, Israel, miracle, peace
A menorah with six lit candles and detailed glass holders.

Blessing (Brakha) for Using Medical Devices

This new blessing for medical devices, such as insulin pumps and feeding tubes, and focuses on the mitzvah of shmirat haguf, taking care of one’s body.
  • by char hersh
blessings, chronic illness, diabetes, holiness, insulin pump, medical devices
A person wearing jeans with an insulin pump tucked into a pocket, connected to a charger with braided strings.

Sheva brakhot for the “spiritual-but-not-religious”

“Blessed is the Abundance of Love that envelops this couple and those who rejoice with them.”
  • by Margo Hittleman
Jewish wedding, sheva brakhot
Two glasses of red wine clinking against a warm golden background with lit candles.

A Litany for a Beloved Non-human Family Member

A powerful ritual for when you have lost an animal companion
  • by Joshua E. Foster-Tucker
Animal companions, dogs, grief, mourning, non-human family
A corgi wearing a small bow tie

A Tefillah for an Election

“The only relief from the sentence we gave ourselves: /Community, compassion, and justice.”
  • by Dror mi Beit Avraham v’Sarah
democracy, election
people marching together, holding a sign that says 'justice'

A Prayer for Complicated Times

“We will hold on to goodness/ We will hold on to each other…”
  • by Reuben Haller
compassion, resilience, social justice, wisdom
a person with grey hair

Blessing for the Way Ahead

“And may we always draw on joy in the darkness…”
  • by Rabbi Barbara Penzner
justice, kindness, lekh lekha, resilience
a landscape of gray and brown mountains
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