Endings & Beginnings

Our lives are shaped by a series of stories, each with its own narrative arc. We leave home and welcome people to our home; we enter our reproductive years and leave them; we end one piece of our life’s work and begin another. Endings and beginnings are bittersweet—we celebrate each with the awareness of the other. 

Latest Rituals

“We bless separation, between light and darkness, between Shabbat and weekday, between rabbi and rabbi.”
light skinned jewish woman with dark curly hair in purple t-shirt holding a silver spice holder and sniffing the spices with a smile
“I stand here today to acknowledge and affirm this moment in my spiritual journey”
black and white photo of white woman immersed in ocean water, head sticking out the water, leaning back, eyes closed
“We praise you, Shekhinah, / who has given us life”
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“I am more aware of the fluidity of it all”
close up of ocean water with sunlight on the surface
Ritual to let go of synagogue building and the kedushah within, so that the building ultimately can be sold, repurposed, or demolished
Ritual for the Deconsecration of a Synagogue Space
“We pray that you carry us in your heart to your new home”
Blessing for Someone Relocating
“Evening and morning, ritual and rite, / making order out of chaos”
Sanctity in Time

“We gather each month to do Your holy work for our space”

Invocation for a Synagogue Board Meeting

“Whatever makes you weep / may it open your eyes”

Alchemy of Blessing

“With the start of each season/We have the chance to plant kindness and acceptance”

With Every Sunrise

The Reconstructionist Network

Jewish Art as
Self-Defense

Join Black, Queer Jewish artist Ayeola Omolara Kaplan for a deep dive into creating artwork informed by Jewish social justice work. 

Four sessions, starting Feb. 28th

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