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High Holidays

Yamim Nora’im. The Days of Awe, translated from the Hebrew, often referred to in English as the High Holidays: the holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Audio Clips of High Holy Day Prayers

Audio clips of the Reconstructionist liturgy for the High Holiday services. Rabbi Alan LaPayover, ’02, recorded the prayers.

El Maley Rakhamim for Victims of Racial Violence

The El Maley Rakhamim prayer reconstructed to honor the lives lost to racial violence

In the Corners of My Home

Reflection on commemorating loved ones

Yizkor for the Righteous Gentiles

A Yizkor to remember the brave Righteous Gentiles who rescued Jews from the Holocaust

Finding Life: On Holocaust Trauma

"Let us grab hold of our present"

In 2020, Reconstructionist Communities Prove More Vital (and Adaptive) Than Ever

2020 has been a year defined by pandemic, economic collapse, protests for racial justice, political disarray and, in the case of much of the West Coast, catastrophic fires. Yet Jewish life went on, proving to be both adaptable and vital. Reconstructionist congregations have adapted, based on millennia of precedents and an unceasing commitment to community.

The Reconstructionist Network

Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement

Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

The Reconstructionist Network