Read: Prayer on the Outbreak of War
October 10, 2023
This urgent prayer asks God to help us “hold on to a vision of profound, enduring kinship” and empower us to “excavate hope and rescue possibility.”
This urgent prayer asks God to help us “hold on to a vision of profound, enduring kinship” and empower us to “excavate hope and rescue possibility.”
Due to the unprecedented nature of Hamas’ attack, Reconstructing Judaism and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association released a statement on Shabbat and the Hag. Though the casualty numbers have tragically skyrocketed in the days since, the urgent message stands.
This poem by Brasha Smith grapples with the enormity of loss while making clear that everyone lost represents the loss of an entire world.
A practice from Camp Havaya illustrates the power of Simchat Torah.
Rabbi Benjamin Weiner writes how the call to pray for rain has much to teach us about living with purpose and integrity in a threatened world.
This visceral prayer for rain emphasizes the links between Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret.
Rabbi Rayna Grossman explains the significance of concluding the reading of the Torah on Simchat Torah, and then starting again at the beginning.
This podcast episode focuses on how Jewish communities can do a better job of helping people going through a divorce and links to some key holiday themes.
Talmudic specifications for the sukkah have much to teach us about embracing everyone.
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