This contemporary companion to the
Jewish year cycle is not only a bellwether for radical Jews who want
their lives and practice to be rooted in their political commitments
but also an educational resource in Jewish tradition, holidays, and
ritual. With a chapter for each month of the Hebrew calendar, For
Times Such as These
offers spiritual practices and holiday rituals rooted in movements
for racial justice, decolonization, feminism, and queer and trans
liberation. Each chapter opens with an invocation by liturgist and
healer Dori Midnight and illuminated by artist Sol Weiss.
Highlighting each month's spiritual and cultural qualities, Rabbi
Ariana Katz and Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg summarize and provide
commentary on Torah readings; examine the texts, histories, and
contemporary customs of Jewish holidays; and offer questions to
reflect on and engage spiritually with the month. This work provides
a guide for creative action and ritual making throughout the seasons,
an exploration of anti-Zionist Judaism, and spiritual-cultural
invitation to embody and expand decolonial, anti-racist, queer, and
feminist Jewish practice.
