Kirva Resources

Practice tools, source sheets, and more

We have a variety of resources including videos, writings, teachings, and more, to help better support your integration of Jewish spiritual practice with action for social change. Please explore our offerings below, and be in touch if you are looking for something specific at info@kirva.org.

Conflict Resolution

CONFLICT

Use these practices as you navigate conflict at the workplace or elsewhere.

Source Sheet for Conflict Resolution

Teaching on Fear

METABOLIZING FEAR

This practice is designed to help us stay grounded in a time when our fears are being stoked and manipulated.

Source Sheet on Fear

From Contraction to Expansion

GENERAL SOCIAL JUSTICE

In times of deep political turmoil, turn to this practice to move from a place of contraction and narrowness to a place of courageous, expansive care and action towards a better world.

Source Sheet on Expansion

Rosh Chodesh Blog

Three Kinds of Light in Response to Loss

By Rabbi David Jaffe Image description: Blog image with a photo of storm clouds over an ocean. On top of the image is text that reads: Tevet 5786 by Rabbi David Jaffe. This Chanukah got off to a painful start. Not only were Jews around the world and our beloveds in Australia reeling from the deadly terrorist attack, but on a more personal level for us at Kirva, we suddenly lost a dear friend the week before. This month’s blog is dedicated to the memory of Seth Pollack , a won

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Clarity about Liberation this Chanukah

By Rabbi David Jaffe Image description: Blog image with a photo of candles lit. On top of the image is text that reads: Kislev 5786 by Rabbi David Jaffe. I am part of a group of clergy in the state of Massachusetts encouraging our governor, Maura Healey, to be much more public about what she and her administration are doing to protect the people of our state from federal overreach in immigration enforcement and threatened suppression of public protest. We are working with he

Nov 253 min read