Before there was the March Madness of college basketball, there was the March Madness in Shushan, Persia. Similar to the NCAA tournament, Purim is the epitome of the “go big or go home” holiday. If you are not now nor ever have been a Purim person, chances are that you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTuCzXe5rVo Writer Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer shares a poem and writing prompt that invites us to process loss and appreciate the presence of those who anchor our lives.
Poet Darcy Graberstein describes how a billboard on a New Jersey highway brought emotions to the surface regarding October 7 and the hostages remaining in Gaza. And she provides a writing prompt: How are you filing your void, right now?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc0jT4RyysM Poet Tzivia Gover recites “The Word is Wind” and offers a writing prompt to tap into your own creativity.
Rabbi Maurice Harris, Reconstructing Judaism’s Israel Affairs Specialist writes this memo to Reconstructionist communities discussing the events of Oct. 7, the International Court of Justice preliminary ruling on the genocide accusation, the future of what Israel will look like, and reminds us how we can help in this moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfM5pRmSUrk Accordion in hand, Rabbi Solomon Hoffman talks about the relationship between waiting and hoping and offers an original take on Psalm 130.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSctcY6T-rs During Ritualwell’s weekly virtual “Holding Each Other” gathering, author Evonne Marzouk reads her poem, “Things I Need to Hear Right Now After Nine Days in Jerusalem.”
Rabbi Maurice Harris discussed the Israel and Palestine conflict in this four-part series with West End Synagogue in NYC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-YYzYuA9sshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1WMeFx8qIEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAnHfnHwxk0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDjF3YPE0Fg
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