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A short reading about the orange on the seder plate

A meditation based on Miriam’s Well

A kavanah for peace

Preparing our internal homes—our bodies—for Passover

In this revised tradition, we read aloud four Megillah verses highlighting Esther’s triumph alongside the customary four highlighting Mordechai’s role

When the Megillah is read publicly on Purim, four verses about Mordechai are read aloud by the congregation before the reader. The author explains the origin of this custom and suggests four additional verses to celebrate Esther’s heroism.

A set of kavannot to supplement the Tu B’Shvat seder rituals (includes parallel Hebrew translation)

A ritual for installing a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) each night of Chanukah
An innovative way to call up women to the Torah for a women’s Torah reading, highlighting the foremothers

Biblical heroines are invited to the sukkah, along with the traditional honored male “guests”

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