Milestone Birthdays

Birthday cake and presents are fun, but ritual adds meaning and depth to milestone birthday celebrations as we express gratitude and blessings for another year lived.

Latest Rituals

We All Have a Name

“We all have a name / given by the mountains we climb”
  • by Lewis John Eron
name change, naming
person standing on mountain in front of sea of clouds and sunshine

Alchemy of Blessing

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

  • by Janice Steinberg
birthdays
Alchemy of Blessing

Third Age Ritual

Source sheet pairing verses from Eicha with voices of immigrant parents separated from their children

  • by Kitty Hoffman
aging
Third Age Ritual

Elders’ Prayer

  • by Cathleen Cohen
aging
Elders’ Prayer

Everything Is But a Moment: A Meditation on Kohelet

  • by Rabbi Lewis John Eron
meditation, megillah, mourning, welcoming
Everything Is But a Moment: A Meditation on Kohelet

For Sharing Divine Gifts

A poem acknowledging we each have divine gifts.
  • by Alden Solovy
For Sharing Divine Gifts

A Birthday Poem of Gratitude

“I would like to bless us … To go naturally, and simply, and glowing on the face of the earth”

  • by Tamara Gilberstein
birthdays
A Birthday Poem of Gratitude

Birthdays, Jewishly

An article about the meaning of birthdays in Jewish tradition and how to make birthdays more meaningful, Jewishly

  • by Lisa Farber Miller and Sandra Widener
birthdays, upshirin
Birthdays, Jewishly

The Reconstructionist Network

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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

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Liturgy Writing for Prayer Leaders

This immersion is for prayer leaders who have some experience writing prayers and want to receive feedback and hone their skills as liturgists in a supportive environment.

Six sessions, starting May 24th

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