Note: this books is not available for purchase online until after our book event on 11/22.
As We Speak These Words is at once a subversive new Jewish prayer book, a contemporary illuminated manuscript and a spiritual/political call to action. Combining over 30 prayers and poems by Rabbi Brant Rosen with art and illustrations by Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, this new collection is inspired by the radical movements throughout history that have mobilized prayerful artistic creativity in service of justice and liberation.
Echoing the cadence of a liberated world, this book can be used for personal meditation, prayer services, protests and vigils - and any other setting that reflects the values and vision of a global beloved community.
“Rabbi Brant Rosen and Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb’s collection of ritual, spiritual and visual artwork is a profound and precious offering to anti-Zionist Jewish life and organizing. The essential writings beside the stunning illustrations illuminating them offer the perfect companion for both quiet moments of grief filled reflection and loud, resolute protests in the street. As We Speak These Words will surely serve as a touchstone for the turning of our days andholidays, and as a reminder of the way that our prayerrequires protest and our protests are deepened through prayer.”
— Stefanie Fox, ED. Jewish Voice for Peace
Brant Rosen was ordained by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1992 and served three congregations before founding the anti-Zionist synagogue Tzedek Chicago in 2015. His writings have been published in a variety of journals, newspapers and anthologies and appear regularly in his newsletter “Shalom Rav.” (shalom-rav.com). He is the author of the book “Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi’s Path the Palestinian Solidarit (2012/2017) and a chapbook of liturgy, “Songs After the Revolution” (2018). His prayers and poems can be found in his blogs “Yedid Nefesh” (ynefesh.com) and “Jewish Prayers for Gaza” (prayersforgaza.com).
Lynn Gottlieb, one of the first ten women to be ordained as a rabbi in Jewish history, is a writer, visual and performing artist and educator. Lynn is author of “Shomeret Shalom: Replanting Seeds of Jewish Revolutionary Nonviolence,” “Hanooka Book” and “She Who Dwells Within: A Feminist View of Renewed Judaism.” She currently directs Shomeret Shalom Ordination Program, serves on the board of Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity and the Rabbinical Council of Jewish Voice forPeace. You can contact her at www.rabbilynngottlieb.com. >>
Note: this books is not available for purchase online until after our book event on 11/22.
As We Speak These Words is at once a subversive new Jewish prayer book, a contemporary illuminated manuscript and a spiritual/political call to action. Combining over 30 prayers and poems by Rabbi Brant Rosen with art and illustrations by Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, this new collection is inspired by the radical movements throughout history that have mobilized prayerful artistic creativity in service of justice and liberation.
Echoing the cadence of a liberated world, this book can be used for personal meditation, prayer services, protests and vigils - and any other setting that reflects the values and vision of a global beloved community.
“Rabbi Brant Rosen and Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb’s collection of ritual, spiritual and visual artwork is a profound and precious offering to anti-Zionist Jewish life and organizing. The essential writings beside the stunning illustrations illuminating them offer the perfect companion for both quiet moments of grief filled reflection and loud, resolute protests in the street. As We Speak These Words will surely serve as a touchstone for the turning of our days andholidays, and as a reminder of the way that our prayerrequires protest and our protests are deepened through prayer.”
— Stefanie Fox, ED. Jewish Voice for Peace
Brant Rosen was ordained by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1992 and served three congregations before founding the anti-Zionist synagogue Tzedek Chicago in 2015. His writings have been published in a variety of journals, newspapers and anthologies and appear regularly in his newsletter “Shalom Rav.” (shalom-rav.com). He is the author of the book “Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi’s Path the Palestinian Solidarit (2012/2017) and a chapbook of liturgy, “Songs After the Revolution” (2018). His prayers and poems can be found in his blogs “Yedid Nefesh” (ynefesh.com) and “Jewish Prayers for Gaza” (prayersforgaza.com).
Lynn Gottlieb, one of the first ten women to be ordained as a rabbi in Jewish history, is a writer, visual and performing artist and educator. Lynn is author of “Shomeret Shalom: Replanting Seeds of Jewish Revolutionary Nonviolence,” “Hanooka Book” and “She Who Dwells Within: A Feminist View of Renewed Judaism.” She currently directs Shomeret Shalom Ordination Program, serves on the board of Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity and the Rabbinical Council of Jewish Voice forPeace. You can contact her at www.rabbilynngottlieb.com. >>
