After The Harvest
“We forage for the last of the green, / Knowing that soon we will be living / on only what we’ve saved.”
Simkhat Torah War
“Air raid sirens the only psalms now sung / in this land of too many Gods.”
Prayer for Coming Out As Transgender
A responsive prayer for someone who is coming out and a supportive community
Hoshanah Rabbah
“No wonder we dance seven circles around the bimah / with our lulav and our etrog and the Torah!”
Prayer on the Death of an Abusive Parent or Relative
A compassionate prayer for a difficult moment
Sukkot 2
“As we shake the myrtle, palm, willow, and citron,
we are transported to the Land of our People, / breathing in the Source of our People…”
The Power of Seven
“Seven is the numerical value of the letter zayin.
Kiddush is recited with wine that has a numerical value of 70 in Hebrew that is yayin.”
Simchat Torah
“I hold the torah scroll as it unfurls
before my eyes like the red leaves
of the burning bush in my yard…”
Pinchas
“Any narrative / Severed at its centre / Cannot withstand / The violence / Of two opposing sides.”
Belleville
“On Kol Nidre / I went to daven in / Stadttempel, / The sole survivor, / Of the pogroms of death.”Â
