The high holiday season calls our attention to the precariousness and preciousness of life. This year, we seek to offer our community a space to grieve with a sense of connectedness to each others’ grief, even as we maintain physical distance from one another. To supplement our Yizkor memorial online service, this installation will live on the grounds of Homewood Friends Meeting House from Rosh Hashana through Sh’mini Atzeret.
Read MoreHoni the Circle Maker woke up and asked Grace Lee Boggs’ question, “What time is it, on the clock of the world?”
Read MoreWe sanctify time when we know the phase of the moon, the season of planting we are in, the pattern of the migratory birds. We sanctify time when we truth tell about how far we have to go.
Read MoreFollow this Google Map with pinpointed locations throughout Baltimore for ritualized prompts of reflection, intentional eating, studying, mourning, and much more. Take the locations as suggestions! You are encouraged to apply the activities to spaces that speak to you, including inside the home and outside of Baltimore -- alone or with your pod.
Read MoreAs we near the end of an immensely difficult 2020 and begin the Hebrew year of 5781, Sukkot may be just what we need more than ever.
This is a Resource Guide to celebrating Sukkot. The sections below are divided as such: Introduction, Sukkot 101, Sukkot Rituals, Sukkot Texts, How to Build/Buy a Sukkah, Sukkot indoors?, and Extras.
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One of the pieces that we're missing the most this year is the opportunity to sing, dance, harmonize together. Through the power of technology, our lefty Jewish world is coming together to sing into Neilah, and close our Yom Kippur, praying for justice, healing, and dignity.
By September 11th, we are asking anyone interested to record a video of themselves singing Open Up The Gates, from the tune of 'Galeh' by Moshe Shur, and adaptation from our own Rabbi Joseph Berman and Batya Levine.
Read MoreInsight on Maksheyfe Besalel’s process in creating this year’s image for the High Holy Days.
Read MoreLife has the potential to change at a moment's notice. And for all of us this year, things have changed drastically. But in contrast, the object that you have meditated on, and many other objects around you, have likely stayed pretty much the same.
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The wheel of the year turns, and we find ourselves back in Summer, watching our gardens bloom, the sweat form, and for some of us, attention turning to the new year, only three months away.
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