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What God Is
By Hannah Berkowitz for KidSpirit’s issue on The Word.
When I was 13, in the midst of preparing for my bat mitzvah, I decided I didn't believe in God. I walked into my rabbi's office for our we…
Beauty in Judaism
By Naomi Chasek-Macfoy for KidSpirit’s Beauty and the Senses issue
I am a Jew, by heritage and ethnicity. No one in my family is particularly religious; I don’t think any of us believe in God…
A Prayer for Healing Action in the World
Upon hearing the heartwrenching and horrifying news of the shooting assault on the Tree of Life Jewish congregation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, we asked Rabbi Ted Falcon of the Interfaith Amigos fo…
A Non-verbal Prayer for Taming a Hurricane
In late August and early September 2017, we have seen an unprecedented series of category 4 and 5 hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic. Harvey and Irma created massive damage when they …
The Tree of Change
By Hannah Schuett for KidSpirit's Reality and Perception Issue.
In my culturally diverse family, I am exposed to many different customs in my day-to-day life, which has made me appreciate diverse…
Finding Comfort in Numbers
By Celie Johnson for KidSpirit's Numbers and Symbols issue.
My spirituality revolves around the use of numbers and symbols, a cloud of reasoning and a bit of mysticism.
I believe in numbe…
Building Bridges
By Grace Doyle and Biruni Hariadi
The Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom (SoSS) is a Muslim-Jewish interfaith organization that we, Grace and Biruni, are honored to be teen members of. The Sisterhood ha…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Six High Ideals
"Rosh Ha-Shanah is a time for us to contemplate our highest ideals and our actual behavior. We make amends to ourselves, to one another, and to God for the gap." So writes Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artso…
Dressing Up as Mister Rogers for Love’s Sake
I am in a band, and on Halloween evening we played at one of my favorite restaurants in central Arkansas, Toad Suck Buck’s restaurant. Members of the band had an informal understanding that we mig…
Daily Mitzvah
By Kushan Mehta
Religion in my household is very interesting. When you approach my apartment you will be greeted by a “Happy Hanukkah” floor mat. Then, one of the first things you see when yo…