Fringes: a feminist, non-zionist havurah

Fringes: a feminist, non-zionist havurah Fringes: a feminist, non-zionist havurah in Philadelphia since 2007 We define as feminist because we challenge power structures around gender, race, and class.

Fringes: a feminist, non-zionist havurah was developed as a response to the challenge posed by theologian Rachel Adler: "if we don't mean what we say when we are praying, what are we doing?" In Fringes, we use the structure of the traditional Jewish morning service, but our prayers are poems and songs--we believe that prayers should sing and songs should pray. We define as non-zionist because our

Jewish lives are centered here in Philadelphia, and because we believe all lands are holy and all people are chosen.

Fringes April 2026: to tell each other stories that freedom is possibleWe met, metaphorically, on the far side of the se...
04/11/2026

Fringes April 2026: to tell each other stories that freedom is possible

We met, metaphorically, on the far side of the sea of reeds, trying to breathe after acts of horrible violence, unsure what more violence might be coming. Pulling from the metaphors of Pesach, we felt the danger and risk of our own age, but still paused to set down worry, fear, and fury so we could hold joy, hope, and resistance....

We met, metaphorically, on the far side of the sea of reeds, trying to breathe after acts of horrible violence, unsure what more violence might be coming. Pulling from the metaphors of Pesach, we f…

Fringes March 2026: Because what is a blossom?We met on Shabbat morning at a perilous moment, caught between the our liv...
03/15/2026

Fringes March 2026: Because what is a blossom?

We met on Shabbat morning at a perilous moment, caught between the our lives in a violent empire where hope can be hard to hold on to and the coming of spring, when rises along with the sap and the warming of the earth. Our liturgy helped us move between those poles of our daily lives. You can download our liturgy slides here....

We met on Shabbat morning at a perilous moment, caught between the our lives in a violent empire where hope can be hard to hold on to and the coming of spring, when rises along with the sap and the…

Fringes January 2026: to make hope possibleWe met for shabbat morning service after a devastating week of living in/watc...
01/10/2026

Fringes January 2026: to make hope possible

We met for shabbat morning service after a devastating week of living in/watching cities invaded by heavily armed, violent, murderous thugs who have been given permission to terrorize and murder. In this storm, we gathered within the power of our community, the welcome of a space where our grief and fear are holy, and the strength of Jewish tradition, which has comforted generations of our ancestors through times like this....

We met for shabbat morning service after a devastating week of living in/watching cities invaded by heavily armed, violent, murderous thugs who have been given permission to terrorize and murder. I…

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