Succor
“Draped open, the TorahThe Five Books of Moses, and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study of the Torah is a high mitzvah. The Torah itself a scroll that is hand lettered on parchment, elaborately dressed and decorated, and stored in a decorative ark. It is chanted aloud on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat, according to a yearly cycle. Sometimes "Torah" is used as a colloquial term for Jewish learning and narrative in general. frames, / Our bedposts / Their cyclical story revealing / A midrashA rabbinic method of interpreting text, often through the telling of stories. made flesh.”
Ki Tisa
“Each has gazed at many mountains / Over this past year; / Peaks of the infected, / Deserts of the isolated.”
Words on Recycling Pages with God’s Name
“Ending yields space for beginning”
Zoom Kaddish
“The kaddishThe Aramaic memorial prayer for the dead. Mourners recite this prayer at every service, every day, in the presence of a minyan (prayer quorum) over the course of a year (for a parent) or thirty days (for a sibling or offspring). The prayer actually makes no mention of the dead, but rather prays for the sanctification and magnification of God's name.’s peace is a growing, ever-expanding gift”
On Purim: High and Higher
“Before we drink, we ponder”
Mizrahi Purim Treats
Iraqi PurimLit. "Lots." A carnival holiday celebrated on the 14th of the Jewish month of Adar, commemorating the Jewish victory over the Persians as told in the Book of Esther. Purim is celebrated by reading the megilla (Book of Esther), exchanging gifts, giving money to the poor, and holding a festive meal. At the megilla reading, merrymakers are dressed in costumes, people drink, and noisemakers (graggers) are sounded whenever the villain Haman's name is mentioned. cookie recipe with video
For Waking
“I’m searching for words / to describe this year”
Purim Meditation: Sources and Practice Instructions for Not-knowing
Mindfulness meditation and teaching for Purim
Benching Gomel After Receiving the Second Dose of the Vaccine
“May everyone everywhere receive their two doses”
Transgender Renaming Ceremony
A ritual for receiving a new Hebrew name after gender transition
