Seder Plate
“Pesakh’s blue plate, / a strange / and yet familiar / gathering of ingredients”
Pittsburgh: A Trial Begins
“Four and a half years have passed / Much of the world seems to have / forgotten / But we never will”
Prayer for One Entering Natural Organic Reduction
Prayer for transferring a deceased body for the process of “natural organic reduction,” also known as “human composting”
Finding My Voice as a Black Jew
“Can I speak to the people the way I speak to You?”
Prayers for Decision Making Regarding Unused Embryos
Prayers for either discarding or donating frozen embryos one choose not to use
Rivkah’s Gentle Din
“Any ‘I love you’ / Like water, uncontained / Can have no form.”
Burning the Cancer Shirts this Passover
In August 2022, at the age of 44, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Invasive Lobular Carcinoma. Â A double mastectomy, three corrective surgeries, and 30 rounds of radiation later, I’m […]
The Freedom Haggadah: A Story of Protest and Hope
Passover haggadah expressing the hope to protect Israeli democracy and freedom in 2023
Prayer for Israel’s Present and Future
“May we remember that there is no future for any of us without all of us.”
A Prayer for a Mass Shooting, Before You Know What is Going On
“When the time comes, grant us wisdom, fortitude and stamina.”
