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Rachel Barenblat
Rachel Barenblat became a rabbi in January of 2011, and has been blogging as The Velveteen Rabbi since 2003.
Interests: Judaism, religion, ecumenism, poetry, motherhood, Christianity, Islam, liturgy, prayer, midrash, fandom.
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To Be In Community: Vayakhel-Pekudei 5783 / 2023
Posted 3 days ago at Velveteen Rabbi
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Not standing idly by
Posted 6 days ago at Velveteen Rabbi
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Ask
Posted 7 days ago at Velveteen Rabbi
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Old books
Posted Mar 9, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Absence and Presence: Tetzaveh and Shabbat Zachor 5783 / 2023
Posted Mar 4, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Year one
Posted Feb 27, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Dear Anonymous
Posted Feb 23, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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(Reproductive) Justice and the dream of sky: Mishpatim 5783 / 2023
Posted Feb 17, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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I had forgotten about South Pacific -- yes, that was absolutely my parents' vintage. I remember Mom singing "I'm Gonna Wash that Man (Right Outta My Hair)"...
Music, music, music
Every night I tuck my teen in bed and close his door, humming the lullaby you used to sing. Most kids of his generation don't know "A Bushel and a Peck." 1950: you were glamorous, flirting with the bugler you would later marry. I don't think he remembers "put another nickel in, in the nickelodeo...
My mom was born in 1936, and those were very much "her" songs, so we all grew up on them! I loved "A: You're Adorable," and we used to sing that to my son when he was a baby too...
Music, music, music
Every night I tuck my teen in bed and close his door, humming the lullaby you used to sing. Most kids of his generation don't know "A Bushel and a Peck." 1950: you were glamorous, flirting with the bugler you would later marry. I don't think he remembers "put another nickel in, in the nickelodeo...
Music, music, music
Every night I tuck my teen in bed and close his door, humming the lullaby you used to sing. Most kids of his generation don't know "A Bushel and a Peck." 1950: you were glamorous, flirting with the bugler you... Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Oh you are so dear, Aunt Jeannie!! We'll be fine -- I've rented a car, we have an AirBnB, Drew's already excited about pancakes at Panchito's on McCullough. (Did you know they make pancakes there?) I send love to you and Uncle Alvin.
From a distance
In the photograph attached to the email that I just got, they're both in the living room. Sitting comfortably, talking with family. It's an action shot, not a candid, which makes it seem all the more real. I can hear their voices. They could be right there! I know they're not. But I wish they we...
From a distance
In the photograph attached to the email that I just got, they're both in the living room. Sitting comfortably, talking with family. It's an action shot, not a candid, which makes it seem all the more real. I can hear... Continue reading
Posted Feb 9, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Welcome aboard! I do see comments on old posts -- all comments are emailed to me. Thank you for the link. You might find this meaningful as well https://yourbayit.org/mlktub/ -- excerpts from Letter from a Birmingham Jail set to haftarah trope. There are a lot of creative haftarot at Bayit's Builders Blog; go to https://yourbayit.org/blog/ and search "haftarah"...
Children
our children have to learn we need libraries we accept children I felt so bad for that boy taped to the cross with duct tape God keep us safe from people whose parents ban books Amen. I am new to the art of erasure poems (and am deeply inspired by Dave Bonta's erasure poems -- here's a r...
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Children
our children have to learn we need libraries we accept children I felt so bad for that boy taped to the cross with duct tape God keep us safe from people whose parents ban books Amen. I am new to the art of erasure poems (and am deeply inspired by Dave Bonta's erasure poems -- here's a r...
Children
Posted Feb 8, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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A Song For Those Coming Through the Sea: Beshalach 5783 / 2022
Posted Feb 4, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Open
Can't force a poem, only invite it. Like spring. Keep the door propped the circuits open bag packed for when Elijah arrives, singing better days coming. Build a perch for the goldfinch from painted willow. Even if it's hard to... Continue reading
Posted Jan 30, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Minyan
Posted Jan 23, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Opening Heart and Soul: Vaera 5783
Posted Jan 20, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Our Cup Undrunk
Posted Jan 18, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Red
The soup my ancestors made was not like this. Beets withered from cold storage haven't changed, nor the sharp bite of cabbage, potatoes blinded by a paring knife but who had tomato paste in Stolpce or in Krasnopol? They didn't... Continue reading
Posted Jan 11, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Finding The Missing Jew anew
Posted Jan 10, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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The Promise of Becoming: Vayechi 5783 / 2023
Posted Jan 7, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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Sacred
Posted Jan 6, 2023 at Velveteen Rabbi
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