“My task is not to debate whether I’m a Jew or not, but to figure out what kind of Jew I am. For me, finding a secular Jewish community with progressive politics fits my version of that identity.”
Holiday Documents
A sample of recent holiday ritual documents created by our ritual committees (and updated yearly) is available here. Please feel free to download them for your own personal use.
BWC ORIGINAL HAGGADAHS:
- BWC virtual Pesakh/Passover Seder 2020 resources HERE.
- Pesakh/Passover Haggadah 2020
- Pesakh/Passover Haggadah 2018
- Pesakh/Passover Haggadah 2017
- Pesakh/Passover Haggadah 2016
- Pesakh/Passover Haggadah 2014
- Pesakh/Passover Haggadah 2013
- Pesakh/Passover Haggadah 2012
HIGH HOLIDAY RITUAL BOOKS:
- Yom Kippur 2020
- Rosh Hashanah 2020
- Yom Kippur 2019
- Rosh Hashanah 2019
- Rosh Hashanah 2018
- Yom Kippur 2016
- Rosh Hashanah 2016
- Rosh Hashanah 2013
- Yom Kippur 2013
- Rosh Hashanah 2012
- Yom Kippur 2011
OTHER HOLIDAY RITUAL GUIDES:
Every Rosh Hashanah, a community member is invited to give a d'var on a topic that relates something of personal interest or expertise to larger lessons for the upcoming year. Below is a sampling of d'vars from recent years. Feel free to download them to read at your leisure.
- Rochelle Ruthchild - 2020 (Yom Kippur)
- Nellie Shippen - 2020 (Rosh Hashanah)
- Haley Kossek - 2018 (Yom Kippur)
- Norm Berman - 2017 (Yom Kippur)
- Sammy Sass - 2017 (Rosh Hashanah)
- Sarah Chapple Sokol - 2016
- Lisa Gallatin - 2014
- Janet Axelrod - 2011
- Rosa Blumenfeld - 2009
- Steve Ostrow - 2008 ("Worth Noticing? The Spanish Civil War Vet, the Lamed Vovniks, and the People of Gaza")
- Mike Felsen - 2007
The community conversation around "food justice" and our ritual practices in 2012 also led to a longer community conversation and a statement from our ritual committee.
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