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The Ruakh Doesn’t Leave Them – A New Bathroom Blessing

An original teaching and blessing honoring the design of our bodies.
  • by Rabbi Jeremy Schwartz
bathroom, blessing, bodies, God, ruakh
A woman stands on moss in a forest, looking up at tall trees surrounding her.

Print-Your-Own Simcha Bunim Cards

Download and print your own set of cards with teachings from Rabbi Bunim
  • by Maggid Raja Anderson
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The Honey & the Sting

A message for the new year
  • by Tenisha (She/Her)
courage, honey, new year, rosh hashanah, sweetness
A wooden spoon with honey dripping from it against a warm, soft-focus background.

Parshat Ki Teitzei

  • by Jodi Rosenfeld
feminism, Ki Teitzei, parsha, struggle, torah
Close-up of shattered glass with sharp cracks radiating from a central point, tinted in blue tones.

May I

A powerful story about healing between sisters
  • by Bija Gutoff
healing, High Holidays, prayer, rosh hashanah, sisters
A calm ocean at sunset with gentle waves, a kite surfer in the distance, and clouds in the sky.

For These I Weep: Tisha B’Av Lamentations for Israel and Gaza

Rabbi Emily Cohen and Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann share a powerful original Lamentations for Tisha b’Av 2025
  • by Rabbi Emily Cohen, Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann
Gaza, Israel, lamentations, tisha b'av
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Tisha b’Av 5785: Two Rituals for Release, Reclamation, and Reimagining

Two new Tisha b’Av rituals created for 2025 focus on mourning and liberation.
  • by Kohenet Rae Abileah
ancestors, Gaza, grief, healing, lamentations, mourning, tisha b'av
Silver spice box, ornate kiddush cup with saucer, and braided yellow Havdalah candle in holder.

The Call for Revolutionary Reimagining

  This July 4th haftarah/prophetic chant is an opportunity to engage with and re-imagine some of our country’s iconic texts on freedom and independence.
  • by Kohenet Shoshana Bricklin
Declaration of Independence, Emma Lazarus, independence day, July 4, Kohenet, liberty, social justice, Statue of Liberty, US Constitution
Close-up of the Statue of Liberty’s face and torch arm against a clear blue sky.

Tzimtzum and the Song of Silence

“Tzimtzum is the greatest contraction of power…”
  • by Cathy Ostroff
Gevurah, Moses, Omer, Tzimtzum
Rolling, reddish-brown desert hills under a partly cloudy sky, with a few birds flying above.

Avadim, Again

A new teaching about freedom, liberation and choosing.
  • by LilyFish
exodus, freedom, liberation, midrash, passover
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs carved on a weathered, reddish-brown stone wall.

The Reconstructionist Network

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Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement

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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

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Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

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Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Read & Rite

One-stop shop for progressive Jewish books and ritual objects

Havaya Summer Programs

Overnight summer camp and teen Israel experience

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

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