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Eating in Elul: A Mindfulness Practice

By finding the truth in one aspect of your life, larger truths will emerge.

Daughters of Tu b’Av

Chant and poem for Tu b'Av

Preparing for Transformation

Whenever I teach about ritual or work with people to prepare for a life cycle transition, I always stress that what makes a ritual powerful and effective is the preparation and intention with which we approach the event.  While there is a certain “magic” to liminal moments, we cannot simply show up and experience a transformation.  The same is true for how we experience the holidays of the Jewish year. Not only must we appropriately prepare for each holiday, but we must also consider how we want to connect this year.

A Tu B'Av Ritual: Beyond the Jewish Valentine's Day

A Rosh Chodesh ritual that draws on Tu B'Av's traditional association with the celebration of women and love to honor communally the love and losses that shape so much of our experiences of any given year

Congregational Resources

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Lament of the Twelve Sisters: A Tisha b’Av Story

A midrashic tale of how twelve sisters, representing each of the twelve months, gather to mourn on Tisha b'Av

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