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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.

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“may we will ourselves to go forth and choose our own fates”

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A prayer for fathers

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This land belongs to no one / but God. The Earth was here / before us and will endure / after we are gone.
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A woman kisses a baby on the cheek while holding them in her arms, sitting on a couch indoors.
may you be blessed / with radical refusal
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A prophetic response to attacks on democracy

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