Worship
Bring Your Words to Life: Making Online Worship Accessible
I write about International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3, 2021) as a quadriplegic wheelchair user and as a Jewish woman accustomed to advocating for physical inclusion in places of worship. I am all too familiar with common barriers to access and have offered potential solutions.
Watch "Healing, Hope, Action," a Reform Jewish Gathering after the U.S. Capitol Insurrection
Before the start of Shabbat, the Reform Jewish community hosted a live webinar, "Healing, Hope, Action: A Reform Movement Pre-Shabbat Gathering," sharing a Jewish framing for what we’re experiencing communally and as a country.
Tu B'Shvat Gleanings: Saving Trees and Oranges for the Hungry
Congregation Har Shalom celebrated Tu BiShivat with a weekend of indoor and outdoor activities designed to connect congregants with the local environment and Jewish ecological values. Community Contact Information: Rabbi Eliot J. Baskin Congregation Har Shalom, Durango, CO CyberRebbe@aol.com Goals Bring congregants and community together for a unique Tu BiSh’vat
Opening Prayers and Readings
The beginning of the service is the time to set the tone. By opening with a special reading, the congregation knows that the service has a special theme and we can consider how we might focus our prayers differently during this service.
