Rimonim
A poem of admiration for pomegranates
The Month of Av
A poem about the contradictions in the month of Av.
Mi Shebeirakh for Israelis Defending Democracy
מִי שֶׁבֵּרַךְ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב שָׂרָה רִבְקָה רָחֵל וְלֵאָה וְגַם הֵרְצְל שֶׁאָמַר אִם תִּרְצוּ אֵין זוֹ אַגָּדָה וּבֶן גּוּרְיוֹן אָב הַמְּדִינָה וְגַם כָּל אֵלֶּה שֶׁחָתְמוּ אֶת שְׁמָם בִּמְגִלַּת […]
A Poem for the High Holidays
“We are at the beginning / Of new cycles / In a world that is ours / Transcending time and space.”
A Play in One Act for Yom Kippur
The sacrificial goat shares a nuanced view of this Yom Kippur tradition.
Ashamnu (We Have Trespassed.)
“But beat gentle, sinners and you, / you few righteous ones.”
Midnight in Elul
A poem for the midnight service of selikhot
The Shofar Breaks
The shofar breaks the heart open It starts out as a small thing: A breath. An intention. A wordless prayer. And then it meanders, Finding its way. Like the soul […]
An Asexual Coming Out Ritual
To be recited by the person coming out and those who celebrate them.
Why I Unplug On Shabbat
“It’s the kavanah of Shabbat, / not the halakha / which moves me.”
