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“Hoshia Na” by Rabbi Annie Lewis

October 30, 2023

https://vimeo.com/879636915/82bbf6be16?share=copyWe left the embrace of the sukkahfor the shelter of Shabbat HoshanaAnd they blasted away the wallHoshanaPlease reopen Your gates of salvationHoshanaCan anyone pick the lock?Hoshana For Your sake and Hoshana For oursHoshana For fathers gunned down in front of daughtersHoshanaFor mothers shielding the bodies of sonsHoshanaFor elders with caregivers bedsideHoshanaFor Amit who bandaged wounds in

“Mirrors” – a Poem by Cathleen Cohen

October 20, 2023

Cathleen Cohen recites her new poem “Mirrors,” as part of Ritualwell’s October 19th virtual gathering, “Holding Each Other: Israel on our Hearts.”

Ways to Help in this Time of War in Israel and Palestine:

October 16, 2023

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Braided Together: Taking Challah Ritual for Israel

October 13, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAgf_zMxyzY The traditional Mitzvah of hafrashat Challah (“taking” or “separating” challah) refers to removing and burning a small piece of challah dough as a symbolic offering before baking (some people throw away that piece instead of burning). In the time of the ancient temple in Jerusalem the Israelites would give

Holding Torah in Our Hands

October 2, 2023

When I was a kid, I remember the moment on Simchat Torah when the Torah scroll would be unrolled around the sanctuary. We would sit in the middle of the room with our parents carefully holding the parchment around us. Even as a child, I knew the rules: Don’t put

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“Hoshia Na” by Rabbi Annie Lewis

“Mirrors” – a Poem by Cathleen Cohen

Ways to Help in this Time of War in Israel and Palestine:

Braided Together: Taking Challah Ritual for Israel

Holding Torah in Our Hands

What’s in a Sukkah?

Exploding Our Metaphors of Sin and Repentance

Bolo: Sweet Bread for break fast

Tashlikh: Letting Go

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