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Secular Holidays

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Secular holidays give us the chance to widen our communities of celebration. We can join with other Americans for prayer, introspection or community service, as we observe holidays that connect us to each other. We can also interpret these holidays in a Jewish context, understanding them in light of the texts and experiences of our people.

Latest Rituals

Parashat VaYeira: A Torah Meme

What would Abraham be doing during the 2020 election?

  • by Rabbi Alanna Sklover
America, Election Day, USA, voting
Biblical scene with Abraham and a sign reading COUNT EVERY VOTE, surrounded by foliage, text overlay present.

Prayer for Our Country

“We believe in a country where we all help each other”

  • by Students of the SMILE School
America, USA, voting
Paper cut-out figures holding hands around a glowing candle in a dark room.

Prayer for Every Voice to be Heard & All Votes to be Counted

“Help us to make manifest the dignity and autonomy of each person by honoring their voices”

  • by Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann
Election Day, voting
People wearing masks, waiting and casting votes in outdoor polling booths with U.S. flag.

Prayer for Veterans Day

“Watch over us, guide us, teach us, and inspire us”

  • by Aliza Berger
America, Veterans' Day
The American flag with stars and stripes partly folded on a dark textured surface.

Mass Mobilization Resilience Resources

Resource to support demanding justice and accountability on November 7th, 2020, and beyond

  • by Bend the Arc
Election Day, voting
Protesters holding a sign reading, The only way to practice democracy is to practice democracy, in a city street.

Where Love Lands: A Love Poem to Democracy

“let small hearts / grow into / greater places”
  • by Devon Spier
Election Day, voting
Children holding a One Nation sign in front of a large American flag at a public gathering.

Voting Prayer

A prayer that peace may come through whomever is elected, on behalf of the whole planet

  • by Rabbi David Mevorach Seidenberg
Election Day, voting
Sign with an American flag graphic that reads VOTE HERE and VOTE AQUÍ with an arrow pointing right.

Election Prayer

“Grant strength to those who stand for hours / in line …”

  • by Martha Hurwitz
Election Day, voting
Sign reading Polling Station with an arrow, attached to a black fence along a sidewalk.

Counting Stars: A Blessing for Voting

“We will be heard”

  • by Trisha Arlin
Election Day, voting
People raising American flags under a bright blue sky and sun.

Voting Ritual

Ritual for voting in the sukkah

  • by Rabbi Annie Lewis
Election Day, sukkah
A woman smiling at a table with flowers, a lemon, a blue mug, and a poster on the brick wall behind her.
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