Reconstructing Judaism joins multiple organizations affiliated with the Progressive Israel Network in signing on to a public letter to President Biden at this critical moment in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
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
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
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.
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
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
This Zoom series, starting in March, will introduce five social justice initiatives from trusted partner organizations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyGY14vp4xs Karen Weber, a poet and performance artist, enacts and, at times, sings, two linked poems, “No Cakewalk” and “L’chaim” that mine the emotional depths,
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