“Welcome to the voice of a new generation pushing the boundaries of Jewish thought and practice with clarity, urgency, and passion.”

Judith Plaskow, author of Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective 

A stack of three copies of For Times Such as These with magenta flowers resting on top of the books.

About the book

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. 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.

Illumination

An open copy of For Times Such as These open displaying the beginning of the chapter for Sivan, illuminated page on the left. Dried straw flowers and a wooden omer counter surround the book.

Each chapter opens with an invocation by liturgist and healer Dori Midnight and illuminated by artist Sol Weiss.

Tour

Jessica and Ariana stand outside of Moon Palace bookstore in Minneapolis, MN holding a copy of For Times Such as These

FTSAT is going on the road! Stay tuned for our upcoming book tour dates to see if we’re coming to a community near you.

“I wept when I read this book, recognizing its call in my bones. When my great-grandmother’s grandmother, a rabbi’s wife, walked out of her shul in Ukraine, she was walking toward the sacred, revolutionary, old/new Judaism this book proclaims. I am polishing my bedside table to receive it.”

Aurora Levins Morales, author of Rimonim:
Ritual Poetry of Jewish Liberation