The first of each Jewish month—the celebration of the new moon, its slender crescent barely visible in the night sky—is a day historically associated with women’s renewal and celebration. In recent decades, Rosh Hodesh has become an occasion for Jewish women to gather for learning, ritual, and spiritual exploration, and to mark life passages. Rosh Hodesh groups, meeting monthly, offer a women’s space in time. (Some men’s gatherings have begun as well, sometimes associated with kiddush levanah, celebrating the coming full moon.)
Audio/video shiviti meditation chant
Meditations on Hanukkah, focusing in particular on moving from the month of Heshvan, to Kislev, and on to Tevet
A new ritual based on an older North-African custom celebrating women’s roles in the Chanukah story on Rosh Chodesh Tevet
A short version of the story of the Book of Judith, and ideas for incorporating Judith and other women into the celebration of Hanukkah
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