For Psalm 98
“When grief and uncertainty and fear are all we know /Still, we sing”
Awaken Sleeping Seeds
“On this new moon of Shevat,
I trust the process of inner renewal…”
Frogs Came Before Locusts
As winter lingers past its silver shimmer, dimmed, gray clouds low and heavy with unready snow, why not assess the calendar’s limp pages, count the weeks. This is the […]
The Killing of Yitzhak Rabin
“because the square was crowded and loud / because the melody of Shir LaShalom had ended…”
A Ritual For Coming Out As Gay
Announce to the people you wish to come out to, “II Samuel 6:5 states that King David, who is believed by some to have been gay, [or you can omit […]
Navigating Purpose and Calling as a Jewish Person
Throughout Jewish history and tradition, being “called” to a task has held deep meaning. Unlike a mere urge or personal ambition, a “calling” is often seen as a spiritual or […]
Collaboratively Creating a Prayer or Meditation of Belonging for Before the Shema
Amy Ariel offers a teaching about belonging and a collaboratively-created prayer.
There Are So Many Ways to Pray for Our Country
“We pray by raising our voices and blowing our whistles,
by marching and by singing.”
Keeping Vigil
“Love is all I have to offer / If only it were enough”
Slichot to the Earth (Asking for forgiveness)
“Oh earth, how we’ve harmed you
Oh earth, help us heal…”
