18 Shabbat Blessings for Peace in Israel and in Palestine

two shabbat candles are lit as someone's hands wave in the light of Shabbat

A new Shabbat practice created to share light with all of whom are suffering unjustly.

Purim Cocktail ‘Hafuch’/Purim Upside Down Cocktail

a cup of foamy cappuccino

A special toast written for Purim 2024.

A Brief Megillah

a row of people wearing festive masks

Karen Webber delivers a micro version of ‘the whole megillah’ in her performance piece.

Purim

two plates filled with hamantashen

“Masks help us imagine / it’s history
and only our story…”

Psalm of Seeking

an image of a tree with bark prominet stretching up the a blue sky

“I touch the rough bark of a tree
and it speaks, but only / in leaves and branches…”

Milkweeds

pods of milkweeds, with one open

“These seeds will fly without help…”

Lev

a heart shape created from pages of an open book

“May the Shekhinah
drive you home in her taxi…”

The Woman in the Mirror

a mirror set in a tree

A midrash shared from the perspective of Elisheba.