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Passover Seder Ideas for Time of War and Crisis

Rabbi Judith Edelman-Green shares new rituals for this Passover.
  • by Rabbi Judith Edelman-Green
children, Israel, passover, peace, seder, war
two people sit at the Seder table

Four Rituals for Passover in a Time of War

Adva Chattler adapts four Passover rituals to mark the holiday during this time of war.
  • by Adva Chattler
Israel, passover, peace, seder, war
a collage of passover symbols with a yellow ribbon in the center

Teaching on Emunah before Amidah: Rosh Hashanah

A kavannah (intention) focused on awe.
  • by Laura Hegfield
awe
clouds in the heaven

A Meditation for Light in Darkness

Listen to this meditation focused on finding inner light.
  • by Elizheva Hurvich
darkness, light, meditation
a woman meditating with candles

A Hanukkah Ritual to Mark the Incompleteness of Our Joy

This Hanukkah 2023 ritual acknowledges the incompleteness of joy while captives are being held.
  • by Rabbi Amber Powers
captives, hanukkah, Israel
a hanukkan menorah with all lights lit but the eighth candle

Eight Meditations for Hanukkah

A series of eight mindfulness meditations for each day of Hanukkah
  • by Brasha Smith
hanukkah, meditation
an oil light with hanukkah candles

Four Ways to Find Gratitude During Challenging Times: A Ritual for Your Thanksgiving Table

These four prompts offer ways to share different experiences of gratitude at your Thanksgiving table. 
  • by Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
family, gratitude, hope, wisdom
autumn leaves turn read while trees to the left have leaves fallen

Brit Dorot (a ritual for a family convening or establishing a family foundation to make Tzedakah decisions together)

This ritual is for a family convening or establishing a family foundation to make Tzedakah decisions together.
  • by Robert Lichtman
family, tzedakah
the Hebrew letters for Tzedakah

An Alternative Greeting for Mourners

An greeting for mourners orienting towards one another.
  • by Rabbi Max Zev Reynolds
grief, mourning
a person in shadow bent in grief

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

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Jewish Spiritual Autobiography

 Writing a spiritual autobiography helps you to discover how teachers, touchstones, symbols and stories have led you to make meaning and understand the sacred in your personal story. In this immersion, join Ritualwell’s Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, a writer and spiritual director, to map out and narrate your most sacred life experiences. Four sessions starting May 16, 2024. 

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Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Havaya Summer Programs

Overnight summer camp and teen Israel experience

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

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Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

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