Hard Times

A person comforts another who is upset, sitting closely together outdoors.

Hard times take many forms: the loss of a job or other economic hardship; the devastation of a flood or other natural disaster; the horror of violent assault. Just getting out of bed can be an act of great courage at times like these. Whisper a prayer for yourself, or say one for your friend, community, or the world. Hope will find you. 
 

Latest Rituals

Bless those in need of healing

Smooth stones with words like Friends, Love, and Hope arranged on a tree stump.

Ritual using water, salt and stones to symbolize grief

A bowl of assorted stones with one stone engraved with the word Remember in the center.
“Learning from the book of humanity …”
Person sitting on rock, overlooking a vast, scenic landscape with a sunset. Backpack and trekking poles beside them.

“Still we find the light”

Sunrise over a green field with a blue sky and scattered clouds.

May all our people live together as brothers and sisters

Two girls smiling and holding an American flag in a park.

Facing the Angel of Death yesterday and today

Stack of matzah on a colorful cloth with a pink and blue pattern.

Experience of a refugee from the Soviet Union

Person walking on train tracks with a brown suitcase, wearing a frilly skirt, polka-dot socks, and boots.
Believe in the future
Colorful handmade matzah cover with Hebrew letters and decorative symbols on yellow felt.

“you belonged before you boarded the bus this morning”

 

A group of people standing in a field, arms around each other, facing away.

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