Healing from Trauma & Abuse

It happens in every kind of family, no matter what we’d like to believe. Girls and boys are sexually abused by adults in their households. Women and men are battered by their spouses. Even if our homes are loving and safe, many of us have experienced violence and trauma in settings too numerous to list. To begin to heal, we must create space for people to tell their stories—and we must listen without turning away. 

Latest Rituals

Meditations to treat our bodies as sacred

To love oneself is to reflect the image of G-d

Who is the witness that will see and hear you?

A ritual to acknowledge a first mental health diagnosis and set a kavannah for a healthy journey

A prayer to repair the damage, address security measures, and heal spiritually after a hate crime

A poem for healing in the wake of tragedy or illness

Formally acknowledging a separation from abusive parent(s)

Yizkor service remembering victims of sexual assault

A Rosh Chodesh program on immigration and domestic violence

A prayer of thanksgiving for the goodness, protection, and empowerment in our lives

The Reconstructionist Network

Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement

Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

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