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Omer Nidra

Guided meditation for the Omer
  • by Candace Martin
kabbalah, meditation, Omer
sky of clouds and shining pink rays of sun mirrored over water

Urkhatz: A Deeper Dive into Handwashing at the Seder

An intention for washing hands during Urkhatz
  • by Rabbi Daniel Brenner
handwashing, meditation, seder
close up of cupped white hands under flowing water

Ner Tamid Meditation

“Imagine a tiny flame behind your navel center kindled by your very being”
  • by Candace Martin
light, meditation
silhouette of person sitting before the sun

Breaking the Middle Matzah

“The entire seder takes place between the two halves of a broken matzah.”
  • by Rabbi Helen Plotkin
matzah, seder
close up of pile of matzot shown from the side

Reclaiming Our Hidden Light (Or Ganuz): A Shabbat Candle Lighting Ritual

New ritual and meditations after Shabbat candle lighting
  • by Adva Chattler
candle lighting, meditation, Shabbat
split screen of two photos, one of light-skinned woman with short brown hair, hands open over lit shabbat candles, second image same woman has her hands over her face blessing the shabbat candles

Hunger in the Time of Harvest

Sukkot activities to spur dialogue on hunger in America
  • by MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
social justice, sukkah
three people building sukkah

Healing from Within: Seeking Closure Without an Apology

“Who is responsible for my hurt?”
  • by Marc Jacobs
forgiveness, healing, teshuvah
person wearing white shirt out in a field with palm on their own heart

An Interpretive Jeremiah 31 for Second Day of Rosh Hashanah

“Why make my descendants suffer like that?”
  • by Andrea Gouze
woman in a desert with mounds of sand shown with shadows. she is small and far away in the scene.

God Doesn’t Want Us To Hurt Ourselves

“We are commanded not to harm ourselves, because for some of us that is a struggle.”

  • by Clare Griffin
depression, mental health, mental illness, self-harm
God Doesn’t Want Us To Hurt Ourselves

Land Acknowledgments Through a Jewish Lens

Guide for creating a land acknowledgment ritual

  • by Yoshi Silverstein, Koach Baruch Frazier, & Samia Mansour of Mitsui Collective
land acknowledgment, social justice
Land Acknowledgments Through a Jewish Lens

The Reconstructionist Network

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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

close up of page of hebrew prayerbook with advertising details of immersion

Liturgy Writing for Prayer Leaders

This immersion is for prayer leaders who have some experience writing prayers and want to receive feedback and hone their skills as liturgists in a supportive environment.

Six sessions, starting May 24th

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